"Our only 3pc set with sharpened, full tang, handmade Musashi swords! This package comes with matching Katana, Wakisashi, Tanto, and a hardwood display stand.

From the High Carbon steel blade, to the tight cord wrap (Ito) and copper guard (Tsuba), these swords are fully functional in every sense. The full tang blades extend to the end of the hardwood handles and come razor sharp and thick. Styled after the popular Last Samurai sword series, the Katana and Wakisashi blades both feature engraved Kanji. The wooden scabbard (Saya) includes a high gloss finish, nylon cloth, and metal Kurigata fittings.

Product Specifications:

• Cotton cord wrapped hardwood handle.
  
• High carbon steel blade w/ hand honed edge.
  
• Full tang battle ready sword (Not a "display replica").
  
• Copper guard material (Tsuba).
  
• Japanese sun burst Tsuba design.
  
• Hardwood scabbard (Saya) w/ glossy lacquered finish
  
• Dual bamboo peg construction (single peg on Tanto).
  
• These swords can be dismantled for care or display.

Katana size: 27 1/4 in. blade, 10 5/8 in. handle, 39 1/4 in. overall.
Wakisashi size: 19 1/4 in. blade, 9 1/2 in. handle, 30 1/8 in. overall.
Tanto size: 9 3/8 in. blade, 5 1/4 in. handle, 15 3/4 in. overall." - www.trueswords.com

I've got to tell you, I only wanted this set for the Wakizashi. I was going to buy it since I own a couple other Musashi swords that are around $60.00 and I like them a lot. So I figured I would get an okay Wakizashi, a Katana, and a Tanto for an amazing price, hang the Kat and Tanto on my wall and play with the Wakizashi until it broke. To tell you the God's honest truth, I have never been more wrong about a purchase in my life.

This set is amazing and it felt much like being a child Christmas morning opening a present you've been waiting for all year. I opened the boxes not expecting much, you see, recently, I've had my heart set out on finding a Wakizashi that had very specific features to it that I wanted. I found the sword that was of medium size slid it out of the bag and found out this one fit the bill. It has a longer handle than most Wakizashi's are known to have. It's 9.5 in rather than the 5.5-6.5 in they typically come in. It feels very much like a Cold Steel Chisa Katana since it's shorter (30 in) but has a relatively large handle. However, the thing I like about it a lot more than the Chisa Katana is that it's not ungodly heavy. The Chisa is heavy and bulky. This Wak is light and agile. As I marveled at it in my right hand I struck side to side with it to get a feel for it. It feels great, you can hear it parting the air with such ease.

Now, I opened the other two bags (I want to take the time to mention that trueswords was cool enough to include a sword bag for each piece. This makes the purchase that much better) and this is where I was truely blown away by my purchase. The Katana was tight, strong, and sharp. The handle felt great, even with the weight of the sword, I felt no slippage whatsoever.

The Tanto was equally as pleasing. It was a little loose though. This didn't concern me much because it's happened in the past, I knew exactly how to fix this issue.

Appearance

So according to the product description, these swords are supposed to look resemble the Katana from The Last Samurai. If you have read any of the reviews I've wrote in the past, you'll know that I'm particularly fond of plainness in swords. I don't like flashy swords with a lot of art on them. The engraving on the blade of this set concerned me at first. I figured it would look like a crappy screenprint but I have to tell you, it came out quite tastefull. It is a subtle engraving that is deep enough to be taken seriously and not that dark at all. I didn't want them to have it, initially, but it's not flashy enough to make me not love them. I love the hilt. It's a very plain looking hilt from the movie that gives this set a very mature look to it. The piano style paint finish to the Saya is not unlike anything else I've recieved from Musashi.
I will say, however, the Saya's on this set impressed me. They stick to the blades like magnets, which isn't a characteristic Musashi swords are famous for. All my other lower-end Musashi models have Saya's that slide off from the smallest tilt in the wrong direction.

I couldn't hold myself back much longer. And since this was the first Tanto I have ever owned, I wanted to get to the testing...

Testing... 1..2..3...Swords

Wakizashi
Since I was probably the most excited for the Wakziashi, I figured it was fair to start my testing with it. First, I typically fill a 20oz bottle of pop with water, set it on the ledge of my porch, and take a swing. This time was no different. I filled up a few bottles as patiently as I could, and set out to destroy some plasitc. I set the first one up, took a step back, and started to aim. Not unlike a golfer does before they actually hit the ball. With two hands I pulled my arms back and let things fly. You know, this test is starting to get old for me. It's not as fun as it once was because lately, everything has been passing this test with flying colors.

After cutting directly through the bottle of water, I set out to find a fairer foe. Instead of automatically going for a tatami mat, I decided to see what it could do against the two boxes it came in. The big one is about 10x10 in. and the one inside it is about 4x6 in. I set them up at an angle against my banister thinking that I would cut downward through the boxes so that they would be cut in half diagonal. Finding the right position was hard because of the way it was laying but I found it and slammed down. I thought it would take a lot of energy because after it got through the outer layer, the inner layer would not only be just as thick, but it would have a flat top as well. Trying to use as much proper form as possible, and pulling it through, it cut through in one swipe. Any small fear of this product being too good to be true flew out the window. Even if the Kat and Tanto were junk, I'd still think I got my money worth with the Wakizashi alone.

Katana
The katana is very much like my other Musashi Katana's that I got for under $70.00. In fact, it has the same blade, just different fittings, handle, and a different Tsuba. So I was sure of the quality of this blade. I set up a tatami mat because I thought the bottle testing was getting old. I went outside with my homemade tatami mat stand and went to work. It cut as smoothly as any other sword I've purchased from Muashi.

I was impressed still by the purchase overall but I need to see what the Tanto could do because this will be my first. The craftsmanship, so far, of these swords are just amazing. You would think it would be lost since they had to make three, but each sword in the set seems to be better than the next.

Tanto
I was unsure about this because to be honest, I had never seen any reviews of Tanto's and I didn't even know how to test it. Do I thrust with it? Do I slice like a Kat? I had no idea, so I started out with trusting/penetrating.

I prepared a bottle of water on my porch. I drew the Tanto from it's Saya and thought about how I would attack this bottle. So basically, I drew back and launched foreward flexing my tricep and back muscles as hard as I could. My efforts were obviously way too much as I cut so deep my hand practically went through the bottle. "Well", I thought, "I know that this thing can thrust". But, how about a cut? On the previous test, I only tried to cut the top few inches of the bottle so I was able to salvage the rest for this next one. I didn't think much about it to be honest though, after the first cut, I pulled it out and hit the target swinging with my right hand from left to right. Not only did it cut all the way through, I cut it more toward the top where the plastic is harder/thicker.

The Collective Results
I cannot think of another purchase I have ever made in my life that was as satisfying as this one (other than my tattoos). Trueswords shipped it fast, and they stand by their product. I didn't expect much when I ordered this set as I said before. I just wanted a Wakizashi that I could bang on, so everything else was a bonus. I would highly reccomend this product to anyone, and I think carrying these weapons with you, during a zombie outbreak, would not only be a good idea, if you know how to use them, they WILL save your life. They aren't 1060 carbon steel, they have a bo hi, and you only pay $109 for them but I'm tempted to rate them 5/5. Unfortunately, the Tanto was loose though. And for me to rate a weapon 5/5 it has to be perfect in every way. I try not to biased at all but it seems like I've had a good run with TS.com and their products the past couple orders. So it may seem like I'm just being nice to them, but I'm not. I've had some bad shipments from them. I just haven't had the chance to review them.
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I want to take a moment to mention to anyone who reads my interviews that www.TrueSwords.com is an amazing website. I have up until this point, and only will in the future, order all my swords and sword related items from them. They have amazing customer service, insanely fast shipping, and great products. They have an entire section of their site that has a catalog of Musashi Swords FOUND HERE. I have a few swords from Cold Steel, Paul Chen Hanwei, United Cutlery, etc... and out of all of them, I am most proud of my Musashi collection.

If you are considering purchasing a battle ready sword, whether it may be a Katana, Rapier, Dirk, Medieval, Viking, Barbarian, Chinese, or Ninja-to, you will find that TrueSwords will offer an amazing deal with great customer service to go along with it. That's just my $0.02.