Supplies 40.5” Hand Forged Carbon Steel Rustic Broad Sword with Leather Wrapped Handle, Black/Brown (901132)

Honestly, i had low expectations for the price, but this is an amazing sword, it is durable and heavy, great for practice.

It's a full tang sword. That means the sword is a solid piece through guard, handle and into the pommel where it's peened.The grip covering is a cheap piece of leather helded by 4 push pins. You can pry the pins out with a blade and some pliers.The grip is too round and thick to be comfortable, so I removed it.The grip itself is just rounded pieces of wood held by two pins that are hammered into rivets.There are probably better tools to remove the pins, but I made do with some flush cutters.Just remove the wood bit by bit around the pin. Then use flush cutters to trim the pins down slowly.The pins are aluminum, softer than steel, so its doable if you nibble tiny bits at a time.Once the bulge is removed, you can tap the pin out with a 3/16 punch.It took a few passes and some patience.Both the guard and pommel are welded poorly.Matters more for the guard since mine got loose after some light use.You can weld it yourself, fill it with solder, JB weld or shim it.Since it's $30 sword. JB Weld worked nicely. Very solid after filling the gaps.If you're good with wood, it should be easy to fashion a simple grip.I'm better with CAD, so I just designed a set of grips to print.#8x1 inch screws work. Needs to be a millimeter shorter, but a file made quick work.#10 screws would probably be better if you drilled and tapped the holes.Need to test for a bit before adding loctite or clear nail polish.I plan to reuse the leather and push pins since it's a $30 sword.But you could always get a nice tennis leather grip wrap.Although very sloppily put together, it's a real sword, not fake junk.Note, very blunt.Its like 45 degree edge (total 90) or more, so safe for handling, but will cave in anything with a heavy blow.If you want a sharp edge, a Fiskars Axe sharpener will give it 30 degrees which is sharp but sturdy.Better to leave it as is, unless you need the edge.Very heavy for one handed, but even two handed, will tax grip strength if you use full strength.I recommend watching "Strong Wrists + Grip Workout for Swords" first.There is no reason to get a sword, but you get to live your childhood fantasies. Plus, it's more fun than regular exercise.

To begin, I must make it clear that this review is comparing it to the price and other swords of similar price. If you are expecting a good hand forged sword for $35 I don’t know what you are thinking. This sword is a great sword for its price, but can’t even begin to hold up to quality ones.That being said, I went into this purchase knowing that. I wasn’t expecting a hand forged masterpiece, just a cheap piece of steel. To this, I was pleasantly surprised. It seems to be a decent quality steel, and it looks and feels like a sword which is about what I expected.It’s a good length to act as a hand and a half sword, with enough room to squeeze two hands on the handle. The handle is a bit too round for my liking, but that can be easily fixed by sanding it down if need be. The blade is straight which is a relief after getting bent blades before. The blade also has paint on it that makes it look weathered, but I would think it would easily be removed with a polisher. The edges aren’t too sharp, but they were sharp enough to cut the cardboard box it came in.There were a few more minor issues with the sword. First off, it’s packaging was horrendous. Luckily my cross guard wasn’t broken like others have been, but I wouldn’t have been surprised. It came in a cardboard box with the only other packaging being a few plastic bubbles and two thin plastic bags. Secondly, the cross guard and pommel seem to have a thick coat of black paint on them, but there are many marks on them straight out of the box. Thirdly, the tip was slightly bent when I revived the sword, but this could be a packaging/shipping issue with there being no padding on the tip. And lastly, it is coated in a lot of grease, but this can be wiped off rather easily.Overall, I think this sword is one of the best for the price point it is. I wanted a cheap sword I can have as a wall hanger and also cut random branches and boxes, and I got it.

I'm not professional blacksmith nor a renfair geek. I'm a retired soldier become homesteader. This will look great on my wall and when I have invaders come I can run them thru.....no not like that. LIKE A VIKING!All BS aside , this is heavy steel, full tang.even if I wasn't happy with it, it's a headstart on a new sword. Other reviews say they redid handle because it was too large. I posted pics in my hand. I wear a large size glove but I don't have NFL tight end hands and I like the way it fits in my hand. I even beat it on some 2×4s to see if it was going to break. Didn't even roll the blade. My sword isn't sharpened but it's sharp in places where it was ground to put an edge on. Overall. For $35 it's a WoW you can't beat it.

Very high quality product! This is a full sized sword that looks and feels real! It is definitely not a toy, so you have to make sure you are being safe while using it, but overall it was really cool.