is this a real sword that i can cut stuff with?
1747971
No the blade is unsharpened, mainly for cosplay or display purpose, thank you.KM
1747972
It broke off shortly after I got mine. We rigged it up with help from a friend of mine, I wouldn't cut anything too thick with it, the blade is so easily bent. It really was very poor quality.
159411
It doesn't look like it. Don't get me wrong is sharp as heck. I love mine especially for the price. I expected a cheap crappy sword i could use like a machete, but it actually feels really sturdy. And for the price i can actually use it and not worry about messing it up because i can just buy another one of i do. And do far it's been tough. My son and i have taken it out and cut through all kinds of stuff. 3 or 4 milk jugs full of water etc. It feels like it could take off a small appendage or at least do a lot of damage trying.
516965
The blade is real steel. I was impressed for the money. The edge is not sharpened and can not cut, at least on mine. It could be sharpened. The point is sharp however and could use dulling if you are giving this to an older kid. mine was a gift
1547963
If you just want a prop, it's fine. It is also a good practice sword for Tae Kwon Do. It doesn't come with a scabbard, and it doesn't look real up close
328904
This is a machete and as such it is not too flimsy, but if what you want is a real sword you'll then need to spend accordingly. This is more than just serviceable.
1999706
As in real life combat such as slicing something/someone, no it has a flat edge, it is fairly pointy so you can stab stuff, but as for cutting and slicing it won't work. And let's face it, if you wanted to use something to poke someone in combat without slashing, you would just use a foil
673273
Absolutely not. While the blade is technically full tang, the edge (as i stated) is not sharp whatsoever, and sharpening it yourself could greatly diminish what is strictly a display peice. Not to mention that the blade is so slender and heavy that it would most likely bend and scratch during real swordplay, not to mention that you would neef some serious arm strength to fight with it, as it is a monster of a longsword.
803666
Yes. This isn't a blade. It's a chunk of metal, you'd have to do ALOT of sharpening.
1788286
The Cold Steel hand and a half sword comes with a good SWORD edge on it. Swords like this are not meant to be sharp in the same way as a pocketknife. No, it is not paper shaving sharp, but it is capable of easily cutting through things like cardboard, plastic, and home invaders.
467365
The best answer I can give is check for quality of workmanship.the sword I bought from Amazon is the real deal cold steel.here is a cold steel web page you can read to answer your questions. https://www.coldsteel.com/Counterfeits.aspx
850620
It's real as in the blade is steel but it's made for display/costume purposes!
1872675
Yes. too cheap to be otherwise. The real question is what kind steel is used for the blade. A couple of the Chinese knife steels aren't bad, the res rest you are better off w/ a stick.
408166
Well fortunately i have not had the chance of using the sword in self defense. Right out of the package I would say the tip would be very capable of piercing through any hostiles that may come your way, but the edge's will need to be sharpened if you want to be capable of making clean slices.
2260455
Its actually not a very good sword. I wouldn't purchase it if I was you if if its cheap.
881614
Yeah the whole thing feels sturdy, id rather not choose this sword for cutting just cause im not too sure about the curves on it, I had to re-wrap the hilt just cause the leather wasn't glued on very well. It weighs about 4 lbs so it is plenty sturdy enouch to chop through things. I recommend if you were to chop anything, sharpen it first so it puts less stress on the blade.
1055756
The whole thing is molded as a single piece of black plastic like material. The length and weight of this sword are very realistic but the blade is very thick. It does not come with a sheath and it would be very difficult to find a sheath that it would fit in. Possibly look at the cold steel gladius machete.
280069
No it's not shape bough to cut it has a nice point. You won't find any sharpened swords on amazon or this Internet really unless you buy from ebay or Craigslist