Guard and pommel are my favorite shape of all of my viking reproductions, the weight and thickness is where it should be. Handle length is perfect so as not to bite into your palm. Choice of steel used is an excellent balance between toughness and hardness. The thick appleseed profile spring tempered satin finished blade is on par with the most expensive you can by in finish and function. I haven't used this as much as my two handed swords from Ronin, but it is a fantastic deal if you are looking for this style of Viking sword. I wasn't able to find the flaw that cause dit to be a scratch and dent. Posted by Christopher Jones on Jan 30th 2020 Very very happy with my purchase and will certainly look for other Euros should they go on sale as well! Could be a bit sharper, but it’s certainly an acceptable factory sharpening… just the pommel is a little off from square with the guard and blade, but it's not noticable at all unless you're looking for it and the peen is very smooth with no hammer marks at all and almost invisible. No excess glue or epoxy anywhere and decently close gap where blade meets the guard. …Stitching on the grip is nicely done, the scabbard fits great with no rattle and just the right amount of snug at the throat so it doesn’t fall out. Well, I'm no longer a Viking Virgin! I got an RK scratch and dent Euro #8 and I love it! Very simple, but nice weight and balance and nothing wrong at all as far as scratches and dents. Great sword, couldn’t find anything wrong with this particular scratch and dent item, I’ve been buying from Ronin Katana for years and will continue to do so.
TL DR Buy this sword, you won't be sorry! Hammer grip seems to be the best for this sword. The pommel edges facing the hand can hit the wrist uncomfortably if using certain grips. The weight and balance of this blade are fantastic for a cutter like this, and the grip feels great in my hand. Despite being listed as a scratch & dent sword, the only flaws I could find on mine were some VERY light marks on the side of the blade which were probably from test cutting, but they quite literally polished out in less than 2 minutes. Hard to imagine getting a better sword for this price.
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