The sword itself is very nice and served its decorative purpose. For the very good price of course you can not expect too much. However, it is very prone to scratches. So the sword is once dropped me from a small chest of drawers and even the scabbard is badly scratched in some places. The material of the scabbard is rather soft, sodas can develop scratches and scrapes quickly. The sword itself is very nice, but is similar to the sword "The Last Samurai" roughly.