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I am just beginning to learn about swords, although I've spent a lot of time on knives. Is this katana of any quality, or how could i find out? From my scant research i've learned that its mounted mainly for storage, but would have to be mounted differently if one were to use it. The scabbard and handle are wood, but the pieces at the top of the scabbard and handle (they meet when the blade is slid all the way in) appear to be plastic or resin. It melts when touched with a hot pin, but doesn't really have much of an odor. Seeing that it looks plastic there, I almost immediately assumed it isn't very high quality. The blade is very heavy and looks to be good quality, but like i said, i don't know much. I'm at work now and don't have a length, but i'd say the piece, in the scabbard is 30 to 35 inches total. i'll measure when i get home in a bit. Here are some pics!
