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Menuki original served as a palm swell in Tachi when the sword was blade down. For some reason when they changed to blade up with katana they kept the same positions, meaning they were in the wrong place because of "tradition" and they forgot the purpose of them. I have a Kissaki-morha-zukri and if I have the handle remade I will put the menuki in their proper place, as palm swells.

i like the inch rod test. much respect for doin that test

its not worth my 275 dollars. i would rather it bend itself into oblivion than to have it snap in half when goin gagainst a person with steel. musashi would say no. lol

Bros saying it can’t be cut by other swords at the same time as it’s cutting it 😂

A real masterpiece.

I've owned the Katana version for a bit and I feel the same in most aspects, really thought it was just another survival version but was surprised how much I've come to appreciate it as a modern take on a traditional katana. Very light and lively with a durable and surprisingly esthetically pleasing pointy pointy stabby part

unironically, this is an incredibly Japanese design.

Has anyone tried there custom Wakizashi? I want to get one but don't know much about it.

I'm not a big fan of tactical designs for japanese style swords, but this one blends traditional with modern design in an elegant way. The menuki gives a really nice touch to the handle. Glad to see it performed well, too! I wish you could disattach the handle, though...

Did you get a new camera? Video looks so crisp!

Fine as a novelty, but to me updating the tsuka kind of defeats the purpose of having or being interested in Japanese blades. I also think there are better styles or configurations for modern survival type swords.

Hey Matthew what’s your opinion on hanbon

I got some habon forged swords im happy with for $150

Suck it, Matt. Watching with adblock now so I don't have to deal with the yt crap. I mean I like you, but I don't like you that much to sit through shit.

Lol maybe dont chop wood with the sword and the fittings wouldn’t have came loose? But love the review and im glad you have done it because I’ve had my eye on this sword for a while.

A selfish suggestion for you, could you possibly get in contact with the sword buyers guide store and see about getting one of the “Ryujin 65MN Spring Steel Giant Miao Dao” for full destructive testing? Ive been working with one making a new handle for it and re-profiling the tip turning it into more of a nodachi. Its been impressive for me, very good spring temper and its surprisingly well balanced and light. It feels like a 30” katana to move around. Id be very interested in seeing how well it holds up. I also have the ‘han dynasty longsword’ from the same company that is very nice one handed sword, super light and fast and is a makes an awesome air cutting sound.

That break seems typical of modern hardened steel blades when bashed by steel or concrete from watching numerous destruction videos.

....Anathar

I made my own "tactical" style wakizashi. I based it off of the traditional handle, except that I used carbon fiber instead of samegawa, and I found some kevlar webbing that is the same width as tsuka-ito. It's almost as indestructible as this one, and I can take the handle off if I need to.

I love the Wakizashi. I practice Escrima and I love to dual wielding Wakizashis. It allows both swords to move fast as oppose to Katana and Wakizashi dual wield combo. It matches my style better.

He forged a 6 foot odachi he had to dig a trench to quench it hes not the same as he was but i have seen with my own eyes him do some crazy shit

This is by every indication a fancier version of the APOC wakizashi, which I think is the better value. It certainly has a full tang and a better scabbard for attaching the sword to a belt or backpack with the molle-compatible slots.

nice one guy

I just finished off a collection of cold steel swords, I know they are not your favorite but they are what they are and that's built to last that the collection having all matching furniture and hard were, and all the perks and feature of the steel does apply nearly indestructible and handsome blades and the weird nature of the weapons sorta glamorous.

1566 steel held up better than I ever could have imagined. The only thing I disliked was more of esthetic nature, the lack of geometric yokote, everything else looks good enough to pull the trigger on a purchase of this one. Thx Mat, awesome review as always :)

Critical of cheap swords isn't constructive, as y said expensive swords y don't use

Looks like same forge as cold steel/dynasty forge. What you think?

It's definitely cool. Though it does have a few parts that can deform out in the field & if that happens it'd really hard to disassemble & fix. I carry a Georgian Khanjar when out & about in the woods sometimes but it has way less parts.

I didn't see it in person, but the crystalline structure of the blade looked thru hardened to me when he showed it. Differential hardened looks different. You can usually see the difference between the soft and hard parts. That one all looked the same to me.

No! You said "HAN SHOO" again. You try so hard to pronounce "tsuka" correctly, then say that??? It's "HONE SHOO". The main island of Japan. As in NIHON, the name of Japan.

excellent job Matthew great outlook on your review, and glad to see it is built to be durable I knew after using the whole set it would do well

It would be nice to see the handle done with a third allen bolt, some shock absorbing grippy liner under the handle scales and no glue. Still a very nice Wakizashi.

I like it, the only part that gives me concern is the shimming and such inside the grip and the copper parts like you said. Brass would be a nice upgrade, or even better just make them from mild steel.

A gunto latch might be a good idea to keep it in the saya. For the price it really should be more serviceable.

At least it has a proper single hand grip. Every single wak under a couple hundred dollars, for some reason, has a full katana size grip these days and I kinda hate it.

Very nice brother, great job ❤

love to see it

I wonder why japanese didnt really make katanas through hardened traditionally?

I desperately want to see a review of the Sharkalope by Zombie Tools

Matthew "SwordSlayer" Jensen, thank you for another entertaining video.

That sword is awesome!

so cool

They could have brazed the guard instead of welding, that would not have melted the base metal but also kept everything in place. They would still have to worry about the temper though.

I only care about performance 🌝

Kenshi, thank you for taking the time to make this work. Your thoughts are appreciated and your humble opinion and approach is so very understated and amazing....your knowledge and understanding of what is possible is inspiring...as always you bring valuable insights into the sword.. I bow low to your attention to detail Matthew- Samma...

So there not just tiny letter openers ?

your content is always so appreciated. do you have any interest in reviewing a peace katana from bugei? i apologize that the comment section is not the ideal place to put this. thank you

It did an old man thing and couldn’t stay hard. Typical. Get that shaft a viagra or blue chew and it’ll be good! Haha