Compact katana. Purposely made with overly thick & wide blade to cut more like a full-size katana. Good for indoor practice. Heavy enough I believe the stated 42.5 oz weight. Mine has 24.7" blade, 10.9" handle, 4.8" POB , & wide 9" long thick tang (all relative to tsuba); tight faux silk ito wrap & 2 solid handle pegs, reasonably sharp. Zero grind like most Japanese swords. Little distal taper (8mm at guard, 6mm near tip). 1.4" wide blade at tsuba (leads to wider but still comfortable handle). Almost no flex in blade. Since heavier & slower should work better on larger & heavier “force sensitive” targets instead of lighter “velocity sensitive” targets. Only issues are barely loose tsuba (guard), missing 1 of 2 fork decorations on handle side of tsuba, & slight scuffing on blade. Nice overall but purposely inexpensive & quality user sword so negligible issues to me. Swings well & oftentimes whistles, feels heavier but not too bad, and well balanced (but personally glad didn't get larger ones). Reasonable use one-handed; sings two-handed. One of my favorite swords!

I finally got this sword been wanting this for awhile. Its similar to a shinobi nogatana perfect for what i train in. Extremely happy with this

This is my second one. Bought both, polished and sharpened them, and one was used for cutting exercises. They are like a big machete, great steel, and definitely a tool to be used during zombie apocalypse! Highly recommend!

A solid high-quality sword. Great product for the price. Not like the cheap knockoffs often seen elsewhere. I have four swords from Cold Steel and will be purchasing more.