HonshuBoshin Midnight Forge Wakizashi | 22 1/2" Black 1060 High Carbon Steel Blade | Textured TPR Handle Grip | Steel Guard and Pommel | Wooden Scabbard | Modern Take on The Wakizashi | 34” Overall

The wakizashi arrived promptly and well packaged. It is sharp and well oiled. The handle, hilt, and pommel are secured tightly and nothing is loose. The sheath is secure and hold the blade tight, with no rattling.For others considering this blade. It is a little heavy for it’s size. The handle it’s self is a bit rough on the hand, but is very grippy.

This thing rocks. Solid construction, good materials, arrived decently sharp. I like the size and balance. I use it to chop up fruits and vegetables for my chickens. I'm considering getting the full-size katana version or the modern broadsword.

Good sword. Quite heavy, but that can be good for durability. My only complaint is that the grip is slightly loose on the tang. I got 2 of these swords, and that was the case for both.

feels good in hand

Steel soft and granulated can sharpen with file file should not touch a hardened blade don't waste your money

It would have been a great sword. Instead one simple screw set on the handle is stripped and thus blade/handle rattle. United Cutlery don’t have screws on hand, they come already built from China. I’ll end up spinning my lathe to fabricate some replacements, but I shouldn’t have too. Save your money, don’t buy. The customer service at United Cutlery wasn’t bad, it just wasn’t good either. I just got the feeling that they had my money already, it’s my problem. A simple quality control step in their fulfillment process would have prevented this. I knew within 10 seconds of unsheathing the blade there was issues. You DO NOT want to buy this blade, if you do, just remember, I told you so…

The sword is of decent quality, handle is somewhat uncomfortable, but that was expected. The lip of the saya also has a noticeable crack that runs around the top. I'm not sure how deep it is, but it's very visible. The sword also came very dull.

Came exactly as expected. Seems durable and sharp.