YONG XIN SWORD-Sword,1095 Carbon Steel,Full Tang, Sharp | 36in,Scabbard Handmade, Practical,Knight's sword,bastard sword

The fit and finish of the blade needs a bit more love, but it is a true full tang sword from good steel. I've taken the handle apart to check this and redo the grip, (it's a fabric cord wrap not ray skin as stated in the description, but I expected this based on the pictures.) and the handle is hard wood with a bamboo pin through it and the tang. The pin was off center on mine. It came quite sharp and only took about thirty minutes to an hour sharpening to bring it to a razors edge. I love the pommel. The scabbard (the fact it even comes with one is impressive) could be better but not for the price obviously. However, that being said my scabbard fit was outstanding it doesn't fall off the blade and can be improved easily enough. I'll be making a metal tip and throat for it, so it doesn't mar up the sheath if you bump it on a doorway while wearing it. (likely why historical scabbards usually had this on them lol) You will need a sword frog to wear this but anyone who knows their history will tell you that's accurate. I wore this all day in realistic circumstances without it slipping out of the frog.For the price I 100% recommend it. It's a real serviceable weapon for a fraction what others would ask for it. Like I said, it just needs a bit of love to make it great.EDIT: The leather was NOT real, but a fabric cover turns out. I've redone the handle, took the fake leather off the sheath, fabricated brass fittings for it and finished the wood with an ebony stain and semigloss finish. The cross guard I reforged to have the proper curve to it so incoming blocked hits from an opponent don't ricochet into you and instead get trapped (also keeps the end of the guard from biting you in the wrist). There is a reason historical cross guards were not perfectly flat bars. The new handle is made of maple and custom fit to the tang of the sword. It came with an off-center bamboo pin through the very loose stock handle and the tang. It's not necessary with a properly fitted handle so that's gone, and I welded the hole to repair it. I threw away the string it was wrapped with and replaced it with reddish brown suede lace. It's fricking GORGIOUS now.Even with all the work I had to put into it to get there I would still very much recommend it for the price but be prepared to put in the time (and have the tools) to get it to a high quality fit and finish standards.

I really wanted to fall in love with the sword. On paper, dimensions and weight it seemed exactly what I was looking for.Don’t get me wrong, this is a great sword. The handle has a nice wrap, sturdy construction. And the blade had a working edge, fairly sharp.Here’s why I gave it 4/5 and why I ultimately returned it to find something more suitable for my needs.First off in the pictures you can see that the tip came slightly marred.Next, the blade is just slightly off, the grind on one side doesn’t match the grind on the other.And lastly, Other reviews stated that the cross guard was a bit large. I actually liked it. My only problem was that the edges were a bit too sharp. That’s nothing a quick file couldn’t fix…But ultimately for these three reason, I sent it back. At $120 at the time of purchase I was looking for just a little more out of the sword.

As stated by other reviews its solid and light, blade design is precisely what I desired, handle is comfortable the hilt is good but could have more rounded edges but at this price, I'll round them if needed, the pommal is nice its unscrews easily but it doesn't hold the sword together and it is plenty good. In the picture depicting their forging it has nice full tang, so it is solidly built sword. My only problem is it seems light for a sword 6mm thick, no fuller, 1095 steel, but it is only a 24 inch long blade and only 1 3/8 inch wide. Really one of the best feeling swords or large knife to wield, i just had a neighbors white pine blow over in my yard so I'll be testing this sword out, deffinantly wacking off a few limbs for sure will not attempt to cut the trunk of the tree, that's for my chain saw and axe. 1095 steel is tough and the 24 inch blade could be the perfect match for this steel. if tempered to hard longer swords in 1095 can snap because it is brittle, we dont know all the variables in the production of this sword but it should a great cutter and user where other swords are more decorative even though they are real swords, I'll end up buying their diamond patterned sister sword for sure. Great quality build, great sword at first glance will know more after some branch removal, will not try to break the sword but, will keep the cutting within reason.

I initially saw this sword on the wealljuggleknives channel on YouTube and I pretty much thought if it's good enough for him it's been there for me. But actually it's much better than that. I first ordered the medieval version which is the straight blade without the small cutouts by the hilt it's well balanced with a balance point of about 1.75 in above the hilt the panels are well weighted and the sword feels light in the hand. It comes much sharper than pretty much any other sort out there and is ready for bottle cutting. I had a little trouble getting the vintage version which is the slightly leaf shaped blade with the small cutouts at the hilt. Both of them are wrapped extremely tightly with cord which provides a very comfortable grip. I had to contact the seller directly as it seems that Amazon cannot differentiate between the two or they only have one of them in stock and don't bother checking before sending it. I will tell you that it is a threaded pommel so that when you receive it you may want to unscrew it and put some screw glue or other thread locker on it but it is very sturdy. Scabbard is a leather wrapped wood but there is no belt loop or frog included so you will not be wearing this. For $129 you would usually get a glorified wall hanger these ones are actually ready to use. I look forward to seeing what this particular seller has in store for any other designs.