i puchased one sword about a week ago, took a week to come with the 2.95 shipping, when it came, the package revealed that it weighed 3.0 lbs. so as another person suggested each sword may differ in weight or apperance. anyhow the sword feels like it is a good work out. and its very strong, ive tried making full strength blows into solid rock, and the sword looks fine. i also tried using the sword as a support, and sittin on it, and it didnt break. so i believe that its very durable. close inspection reveals that the finish had 1 or 2 small spots in it both are less than a centimeter, and arent easily noticed.



i gave a four star rating because its not the nicest bokken ive ever seen. certainly not as nice as a japanese oak cosmetically. and the tsuba looks fine, but again, not as nice as others ive seen. but the price is VERY reasonable, and any beginer would find this to be a GREAT deal.  Permalink