I bought this sword because I ,, so super think the film "Zatoichi the Blind Swordsman, and because have of course the price and the image convinced me :) However, I think that you should call rather than blind Zatoichi Ninja or Ronin . since it as far as I can remember, no rulers and was served on the move. Is perhaps because he in the movie was indeed viewed as a masseur. But enough talk, now the Katana: The blind samurai like it very much, very particularly the paintwork. The blade also looks good verabeitet, and is also well-honed. For proper testing, it is more unsuitable, but cut the bananas it completely enough;) For the price such a beautiful Katana is to get really great, therefore a strong buy recommendation from me!