musashi Sephiroth Masamune i will test it.

check out these pics i just got the sword today.

excellent shots. is it even sharp though? the pic makes it seem totally blunt

this sword was very hard to cut with i know that you sopsoe to wet tatami mats and these where a little lose as well.but i was thinking this be a good test to see how it can cut under these ways.i put the mats on a poll i stick in the ground and use the rubber bands to hold it. ya i know very silly but i did what i had too. and what i got.





after 2 trys with the sword it only did cuts on one part of the mat.





to test this right i did try to cut with a water bottle. but as you can see it made a bad cut. the blade was very dull.











so i desided to accusharp it.

afer a few min of sharping you can tell the differences.

after a few more trys i try to cut agean but with no better.







after this i put the mat on the ground and deisded to cut it on the ground and got a cut that was not very good and not clean.





as far as this being a practical blade i say not.its too heavy to do any real swing with it.but you can swing it.its not fully full tang only the handle gos to half of the tsuka.but i recommend if you still getting this sword to try it on bamboo.and sharpen the blade good before useing it.

history right - no
fantasy right - 4/5
handling - 3/5
structure strength - 3/5
blade strength 4/5
overall 4/5
recommend as a light cutter and bamboo cutter.

this test i admit was on a rush but i did try my best of what i know. this sword i say cuts like a stainless steel one. it has the same style of the blade made.i say if you want to get this sword get it. just take it or send it to someone to have it sharpen on a stone.

Yeah, the first few pics of the blade gave me the impression of a stainless wallhanger. I knew Musashi had beveled edges on some models, but I had hoped these were a thing of the past.

I guess my last request to you, then, is if you could try to find a way to get a shot of yourself holding this thing for a good size comparison?

+1 for going through all the trouble, and for the great pictures. Thx!

I have to say that as "functional" as musashi advertise this as it is just too unwieldy to be a good cutter. I think that if you go over a certain length with a production blade that you lose the harmonics and geometries of the blade working properly. To make a long blade that works the way a sword should takes considerably more work than just making a production level katana. Good review, too bad about not being about to cut with it.

Not bad. Have you tried the tatami again yet? Maybe soak it this time?

I'll be waiting.