Shikoto Black Kogane Dynasty Forged Katana Sword Damascus

This sword far exceeded my expectations. The craftsmanship and weight are impressive. But the balance is what really sold me. I work of art and functional!

The over all appearance of this Shikoto Sword is exstreamly nice! All aspects of fit are very good. I bought this Sword because I like the look of Gold on Black as long as it is tastefully done as on this piece. I got it for it's display Quality and it fits that bill completely. Probably the least important part to most is the wooden sheath but it is the most amazing piece of beautifully finished wood on any sword I own! I question the Damascus blade being real only because my Shinwas are all Damascus and are super smooth, no texture can be felt, none should be. I have Hammer forged steel many times and the surface is always beaten absolutely smooth just like the Shinwas! I don't have any idea where the texture would come from during the forging process and believe it was added after forging. Plus the fact that while most blades are ground to final dimensions the surface would again be smooth! Over all a nice sword though, fitting for a spot on my display shelf! If anyone can fill me in on the texture reasoning if there is one I'd be interested in learning about it!

This Katana is far better in my hand, than this photo shows. I very happy with this sword. This Katana I recommend , it is worth the price.

I already had this sword before I know about Kennesaw, however. this replica is more than worth the money. Good steel, good construction. Very similar to my pre-WW2 authentic officers katana is the duel temper, tighter folds, the gem and the duel temper. The duel temper looks really cool and takes like five minute to do... but he** for a production sword, well worth it. He** beats paying 800+ from that guy in seaside.