The sleeves are plastic, on one of 3 katana I received the small plastic ring at the end of the barrel was off, all made of plastic ... a shame as it was a Christmas gift for a fan. ... two swords are identical, same blade, so one could think that the Bill had the saber blade engraved with the head but in fact the head is found only on the sleeve. The blade is steel and this is the only part of the object that is "good building". If the sleeves were made of wood it would have been much better ... I'm pretty disappointed overall. Note that if you are looking on the internet, there is the seller's store and it sells for the same purpose much cheaper ... about 20 euros including shipping .... which adds to the bad feeling. .. especially as it sells more copies explaining that these are the real replicas contrary to that prize.
