Ok, the sword's appearance is pretty nice, it didn't dissapoint in that area.I suppose I'm not a blind swordsman, so I can't really complain, but it's about as sharp as a butter knife, possibly a little more dull.The sword fits in the scabbard well enough, but when sheathing it gets stuck at the end, and you have to force it just the right way, and it's not as clean as I'd like it to be.All petty nitpicking aside, it's a nice show piece, maybe with a little sharpening I could become a blind samurai!