I found this to be one of the best budget offerings available. Really solidly done by Romance of Men, a big step forward in their quality. Really happy to hear they seem to be able to keep that quality high for the price point as time goes on.
Seems the couple of small issues still persist such as the gap at the habaki, and the transition to the fuchi. These should be fixed relatively easily. Overall, it’s still a very nimble sword with unique features at a very low price. I didn’t know expect much but it actually pleasantly surprised me.
My first sword, their custom katana are to the same standard as of early 2024, maybe even a bit cleaner on the transitions. I cut a christmas tree in half with it, and it also took the brunt of my first attempts at sharpening but I still use it for practice from time to time. Quite a durable sword.
Absolutely great bang for the buck on this very versatile spring steel blade, resilient, good cutting, nice fit n finish...was impressed as I am impressed with their products...good job my friend
Thank you for this very informative review. I own an Unokubi-Zukuri style Katana and it is by far a much faster and more nimble Katana than all of the other 4 I own. I really like that design!
Thank you for watching. And absolutely agreeing with you that the unokubi-zukuri results in some of the most lively feeling katanas. This one is made in a way that even exceeds many other of this cross section in terms of the nimbleness of the blade polar movement--exceedingly easy to generate tip speed, and the stop and redirect.
Kane, thank you for your video posting and verification. In the video, the word surudoi was mentioned, is this the Japanese word 'sharp'? It was very interesting. It seems that the naginata was actually used more on the battlefield than the spear. It was a weapon that was good for both cutting and poking, and could be used to gain an advantage even if the opponent had a spear.
Hi Masaru, surudoi does mean sharp in Japanese. Naginata are indeed excellent bladed polearms that were used both on the battlefield and for home-defense purposes (sometimes even by women, as you see even today some women participate in naginata-based combat training often for sports and demonstration purposes), it’s similar to Guan Dao from China-another well-known bladed polearm named after Guan Yu, and both of them share a number of characteristics with Renaissance European glaives.
I have seen many reviews of the r o m katanas and it seems that they have improved so I myself will be doing a review soon of one of their katana. Mind you I'm just some blind dude who really likes weapons.
I just saw a review of this same sword, sounds like an awesome sword for the price, do they use real ray-skin?, ROM? I total get the name for I have been smitten buy these wonderful weapons for most my life, great vid my friend⚔️
This looks better than my Cloudhammer 51Crv4. The 51CrV4 turned out to be a disappointment compared to 9260, 65Mn etc. Then after some reviews, their new swords came with extra-fat tsuka, making them even worse due to "reviewer improvement to fitment" I like this one. Looks ready to go.
Yes, I think Cloudhammer desperately needs to address their tsuka circumference. They are too fat to be handled with grace. The ito wrapping is usually done well, just the tsuka circumference should be reduced. And yeah, the 51CrV4 (5160) isn't the best steel for katana.
@@FortuneFavoursTheBold I think the problem with the 51CrV4 was that it was overhardened, causing low toughness and a higher chance of chipping the edge. Mine is an iaito now. The Sx105v I find much more well-rounded. The more I see of RoM, the more I like them. These basic swords show that you don't need to reinvent the wheel. Great review
I found this to be one of the best budget offerings available. Really solidly done by Romance of Men, a big step forward in their quality. Really happy to hear they seem to be able to keep that quality high for the price point as time goes on.
Seems the couple of small issues still persist such as the gap at the habaki, and the transition to the fuchi. These should be fixed relatively easily. Overall, it’s still a very nimble sword with unique features at a very low price. I didn’t know expect much but it actually pleasantly surprised me.
@@FortuneFavoursTheBold Yep, there's always room for improvement, but it's surprisingly well-done for the price.
Just got mine yesterday actually. Looking forward to training with it.
@@mikeshweeng let me know how you like it.
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Thanks!
My first sword, their custom katana are to the same standard as of early 2024, maybe even a bit cleaner on the transitions. I cut a christmas tree in half with it, and it also took the brunt of my first attempts at sharpening but I still use it for practice from time to time. Quite a durable sword.
Glad you’ve had the same experience.
I'll try out this katana. Love your choice of cyberpunk music.
It's a solid offering, I think the Cyberpunk theme fit its modern steel performance-oriented blade rather well.
Absolutely great bang for the buck on this very versatile spring steel blade, resilient, good cutting, nice fit n finish...was impressed as I am impressed with their products...good job my friend
@@JoeSteel1 yeah, it’s quite bang for the buck, the handling particularly impressed me.
Thank you for this very informative review. I own an Unokubi-Zukuri style Katana and it is by far a much faster and more nimble Katana than all of the other 4 I own. I really like that design!
Thank you for watching. And absolutely agreeing with you that the unokubi-zukuri results in some of the most lively feeling katanas. This one is made in a way that even exceeds many other of this cross section in terms of the nimbleness of the blade polar movement--exceedingly easy to generate tip speed, and the stop and redirect.
Your videos constantly remind me of the beautiful home you have.
Thank you, I'm blessed to be able to film with these sceneries at home.
Now that you mention it, Kane's videos have that pleasant shade of blue to them. It's obvious why, but it does make for a calming backdrop.
Your home Area is beautiful 😍
@@JoeSteel1 thanks a lot, Joe!
Kane, thank you for your video posting and verification.
In the video, the word surudoi was mentioned, is this the Japanese word 'sharp'?
It was very interesting.
It seems that the naginata was actually used more on the battlefield than the spear. It was a weapon that was good for both cutting and poking, and could be used to gain an advantage even if the opponent had a spear.
Hi Masaru, surudoi does mean sharp in Japanese. Naginata are indeed excellent bladed polearms that were used both on the battlefield and for home-defense purposes (sometimes even by women, as you see even today some women participate in naginata-based combat training often for sports and demonstration purposes), it’s similar to Guan Dao from China-another well-known bladed polearm named after Guan Yu, and both of them share a number of characteristics with Renaissance European glaives.
I have seen many reviews of the r o m katanas and it seems that they have improved so I myself will be doing a review soon of one of their katana. Mind you I'm just some blind dude who really likes weapons.
Wow! You have my respect! Looking forward to your review of their sword!
I just ordered this one, but I swapped the spring steel blade for a t10 with hamon, and the saya for a regular matt black one.
@@Born_Stellar interesting. So they can do some light customization. Good to know.
@@FortuneFavoursTheBold they got right back to me with an invoice when I emailed them, it was only $1 each for the changes.
I just saw a review of this same sword, sounds like an awesome sword for the price, do they use real ray-skin?, ROM? I total get the name for I have been smitten buy these wonderful weapons for most my life, great vid my friend⚔️
@@armoredsweatpants3997 at least the same on this one they sent me is real. Might not be super high quality same, but it is genuine same.
@@FortuneFavoursTheBold thanks😁
This looks better than my Cloudhammer 51Crv4. The 51CrV4 turned out to be a disappointment compared to 9260, 65Mn etc. Then after some reviews, their new swords came with extra-fat tsuka, making them even worse due to "reviewer improvement to fitment"
I like this one. Looks ready to go.
Yes, I think Cloudhammer desperately needs to address their tsuka circumference. They are too fat to be handled with grace. The ito wrapping is usually done well, just the tsuka circumference should be reduced. And yeah, the 51CrV4 (5160) isn't the best steel for katana.
@@FortuneFavoursTheBold I think the problem with the 51CrV4 was that it was overhardened, causing low toughness and a higher chance of chipping the edge. Mine is an iaito now. The Sx105v I find much more well-rounded.
The more I see of RoM, the more I like them. These basic swords show that you don't need to reinvent the wheel. Great review
A good tool for the trade.
@@hitmaninc.1446 certainly!
It’s a great sword for the Blades.
Indeed!
The price of this is really surprising. 155 dollars with shipping included?
That's a crazy deal, right? It can easily take $40-55 shipping to most countries. So essentially this sword costs only around $100.
$145 shipped with discount code
Wow, that's even a better deal!