Musha Uesugi Kenshin Katana Review
Feb 6, 2020 8:36:31 GMT
Post by reptaronice1 on Feb 6, 2020 8:36:31 GMT
I purchased this on sale about 2 years ago and I still love it to this day! The Uesugi Kenshin katana is a 1045 carbon blade with real ray skin and a decorative box, not bad for $60! First impressions of the blade were good, has a very sharp edge, tight ito wrap and overall solid construction. One of the things I really like about this sword is everything you get for the price. Some sword boxes can run a little high in price so having one included is awesome. Another thing I love is having real ray skin samegawa, another awesome part of this sword for the price. I also personally liked the dragon menuki which is nice quality compared to other fittings of this price range. There are a few noticeable things on this sword that you won’t find on some higher end ones however. A few things to note is that as expected on lower priced katana, this has no geometric yokote. Another thing to add is the ito wrap is not cotton or silk and has more of a shoelace “synthetic fiber” feel to it while still remaining tight. The tsuba design is odd, it features a samurai on the bottom of it who is holding a sword that looks more like a bow. The habaki also arrived dirty and had to be cleaned off which was no big deal. The kashira is also tilted to the side and is off putting which is one of my bigger complaints. Lastly there is a fake hamon like many others in this price range but that is just aesthetics. Overall I really liked this katana for the price even with its flaws because of getting a free box and having real ray skin. For a 1045 sword that is $60 you expect some minor flaws none of which are going to mess with the over all performance and that is what you get.
www.trueswords.com/Uesugi-Kenshin-Forged-Samurai-Sword-30803
Pros:
Very Sharp out of the box
Real ray skin
Free decorative box
Cool menuki
Tight ito wrap
Solid construction
Cons:
Fake hamon
Offset kashira
Non cotton/silk ito
Dirty habaki
Odd tsuba design
Non geometric yokote
www.trueswords.com/Uesugi-Kenshin-Forged-Samurai-Sword-30803
Pros:
Very Sharp out of the box
Real ray skin
Free decorative box
Cool menuki
Tight ito wrap
Solid construction
Cons:
Fake hamon
Offset kashira
Non cotton/silk ito
Dirty habaki
Odd tsuba design
Non geometric yokote