Hand Forged Masahiro Captain Nathan Algren Tachi Samurai Sword

This is a beautiful sword made out of 1065 carbon steel it's very well balanced and very sharp. Slices 2 liter bottles 3-4 times with out moving the bottle.

Sword arrived duller than most my kitchen knives. Failed the basic paper cutting test. Tight fittings but upon fully dismantling the sword I found rust underneath the habaki. After removing the rust and sharpening it myself I am pleased with the look and weight of this sword. The one major plus is how quick the shipping occurred. Ordered Sunday night and arrived on Thursday with standard shipping cost.

This katana is awesome. It has a razor sharp edge and it has tight fittings. It is one solid sword. I wasn't expecting that much out of a $90 sword but it is awesome! I highly recommend it.

Ten Ryu is not my favorite sword maker. I didn't know this sword was made by them since it never says it on the web site but mine came with a Ten Ryu label on a string attached to the tsuba. The saya fits the blade way too loose. It just falls right off the sword. The hamon on this sword is too perfect to be handmade and makes the blade look machined. For the price it's a decent practice sword that I can tear up slicing stuff in the back yard.

Wow What a nice sword...I collect swords and I really like the movie...so I wanted a sword that was well built so I could add it to my collection..This sword is well made and heavy...its balanced very well and everything is very tight and doesn't rattle or anything..The engraving on the blade is very nice also and I just love this sword...

I recently placed an order with true sword for
Handmade Last Samurai Sword and a couple of other things. I called to check on the delivery time because this was a birthday present. I received a call back with in 30 minutes. He said everything I ordered would be delivered on time. I ordered on a Tuesday and I received on Thursday. Everything I ordered was perfect. The sword was beautiful! I will order from here every time on the future.

I placed my order (several items) on Sunday and I received this Samurai Sword (along with all items) on Wednesday.

It came nicely packed, plenty of thick oil on it and was in great condition. It appears solidly constructed, and has a nicely defined hamon.

Initially I thought it will be a showpiece, but it appears to be battle ready. Not sure how I will use it, but I am anxious to continue to work on my technique and cut a few melons.

Over the next few days, I will thoroughly clean it and proudly display it in my home office.

Also, I might add that I did a fair bit of research and read a few negative comments but when my sword arrived, I was extremely happy.

Very Happy with this sword!
It looks great!

I just received my sword about 30 minutes ago, beautiful! That's the first word that comes to mind, everything on this sword is, in my humble opinion, exceptional. The fit and finish are outstanding! Everything is tight, and razor sharp!
You're getting a lot of quality for you money. I could go on and on, but why? Buy one for yourself, you'll see what I'm talking about.
Oh yeah, and as usual True Swords' shipping dept. came through once again, I ordered Wednesday afternoon, got it today, and we had Thankgiving in between! You truly can not go wrong with these people!

Amazing customer service. Received the Katana and it was everything I hoped it would be. Tested it and was beyond expectations. I will be ordering from here much more in the near future. I have my eye on a few things already. True swords has the best customer service I've had with anything I've purchased online, and I do purchase quite a bit online being that I'm out in the country. Thank you True Swords.

It's worth the money to get this Katana but the only problem is the Habaki is loose but looking past that it's a great Sword

041813 I just received this sword today. Wow! The photos do not do it justice. The craftsmanship is excellant. The balance is just right. The blade finish rivals my $500 sword. great deal for the price.

Words can't describe how much i love this katana sword. First real for me. lighter then i expected, very sharp, engraving on the side makes it look even sweeter.

great buy for such a beautiful blade

Received sword in two days. the sword is fantastic,everything your add stated plus more. Thanks again to everyone at True Swords for taking care of my situation in a professial and speedy manner. Thanks again from your new friend in Balto. Joe

Fairly good quality of construction but more for show than heavy duty cutting. Over stepped the limits of this sword with an arm sized small tree that appeared rotted and infested with carpenter ants. Lazy ants hadn't softened the tree enough and half way thru the sword hit solid stuff. Small bend was simple to carefully put right but will stick to water filled milk cartons at the most. On a positive note creeper strangling vines around my house quiver in fear at the site of me and my sword. Upon inspection after tree incident found that the tang had been shimmed to make for a tighter fit of the tsuka so this I felt was sneaky and dropped to 4 stars.

I am very happy with this sword. Now that I have two katanas in my collection, I kinda feel like Yoshitsune Minamoto from Genji: Dawn of the Samurai. I got this sword today and all I can say is I love it. It's very sharp directly out of the box, the engraving on the blade is beautiful and I love the design of the cross guard. The only flaw about this is that the inside of the sheath leaves a residue on the blade. But that's nothing a cloth can't fix. Aside from that, I give this sword 5 out of 5 without a second thought. With this new blade, I can officially say that my sword collection is complete. True Swords, I love you guys. Thanks for everything.

Read alot of reviews for Masahiro swords, decided to purchase one. Glad I did, one of my better swords, ultra sharp, well balanced, everything is tight and well fitted. Try one you won't be disappointed. 1065 high carbon steel to boot. Two thumbs up for the Last Samurai Sword. All in all one beautiful sword.

As always True Swords has the fastest shipping time ever, packed and mailed the same day of the order.