Honshu Boshin Tactical Wakizashi
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- čas přidán 21. 07. 2020
- To purchase, go here: www.budk.com/United-Honshu-Bo...
Cut and pasted from BudK:
"A wakizashi for a new era - legendary Japanese sword variety updated with sleek contemporary style and bold tactical appointments.
22 1/2" 1060 high carbon steel blade designed for serious, real-world use and the rigors of modern combat.
Retains incomparably sharp edge through vigorous, extended use and other punishing conditions
Rugged TPR handle - clean, functional design; textured no-slip grip; ergonomic contours boost comfort, reduce fatigue.
Offset elliptical guard and angled pommel with lanyard hole for tethering; both satin-finished stainless steel.
Tough wooden saya beautifully complements sword; accented with black leather sageo.
Overall length: 34" - ideally sized for covert operations and fast-paced combat."
"If all my other swords were to fail me," best line ever.
Hah hah, thanks man!
About to order my husband this beauty he talked about getting one for home defense we can't own guns and in his hands this things will be as deadly as any gun
Excellent! He may want to sharpen it a little more than it already comes, though. Thanks for watching.
@@billyheaning I will be shore he does thanks for this review
You are the best wife ever.
You are my only must watch CZcams channel, keep it up. And I might have been the friend from work he gave a sword to. Thanks, Billy.
That's you, Drewbee Doo
id really like to see the double edged sword
I bought this sword and I love it! Thank you for the video.
Awesome! You're welcome. It's certainly beefy for a wakizashi. Glad you love it.
The Stars sucks of the plastic molding that is the handle does not suit the Full Tang and Wobbles within it. Furthermore the pommel at the very bottom is only held on by some form of epoxy it is a bolt tack welded onto the bottom of the full tank for reasons I don't understand he whatever strike anything but the bottom of the held it would most certainly come off. Where she at the two bolts that hold the handle grip onto the Tang Easley strip out and don't work well with just simple hand tightening to try to solve the issue of the sword moving within the great. After removing the grip I also found that the quench did not pass just underneath the guard. Also the blade as a slightly into the left about 3/4 out from the held. Is not a functional blade it should be taking on it nothing more than a toy or ornamental unusable weapon that you would not depend on in a critical moment. This is my review.
I guess esthetics are subjective. I never intended to own a katana at all. I now own 4 Ronin Katana Dojo-pros. I have one O-katana with Musashi style tsuba and a bohi, one "thunderstorm" tsuba Ko-katana, one "trapped Oni" Ko-katana with a red saya and a 30" bladed katana"trapped Oni" tsuba and red saya. I just ordered a 28" katana with a square tsuba and bohi and another 30" katana. I'm also waiting on a pair of Musashi style wakizashi with bohi. I've been surprised by the variety of blade styles. Add in tsuba design, sori, minuki, the variety of color combinations between the ray skin and the silk used to wrap the handle, etc... quite a variety. Just my opinion, though.
I get what you're saying. A katana is a beautiful sword, but in the end, the only thing that really changes the look of a katana or even a wakizashi is the hilt construction. I'm aware of the different shapes and sizes of early historic Japanese sword designs, but if you look at the sword through history, it rarely changes. Sometimes the blade is longer or the curve is more pronounced, but that's about it. The reason why I drifted away from katanas and got into Euro style is because of how different they are. A viking sword is nothing like a two-handed longsword from 400 years later. Rapiers, arming swords, longswords, kriegsmessers, falchions, broadswords, cutlasses, sabres. And that's not even getting into blade types. I'm not saying that Japanese swords or ugly or anything, just the designs become repetitive and similar. I love the diversity of European and Western swords. But like you said, it's just my opinion, too! Thanks for watching, and enjoy the rest of your day!
Get what you're saying re Katanas tend to look rather similar to untrained eye. Almost bought this one too; it's tough, fun and far preferable to the larger one. Fittings for a good Katana or Wakizashi should not come loose, but are also built to be taken apart, cleaned, and put back together.
Nice video really. I love this Honshu.
Thank you very much!!
Glad I saw your vid, I wasn’t sure about the katana or the double edge so huge thanks. Probably gonna step up to the Damascus version since I plan on only having this sword.
Thanks! I'm glad you found it helpful. I do these for fun so it's nice to hear from viewers.
@@billyheaning Definitely, also returning here to grab that gorilla glue tid bit, nice hack there.
Traditional Japanese urushi lacquer is very durable and waterproof. Nobody does that in reproductions because it's nasty shit to work with and it would probably cost more than the sword. A traditional habaki should never come loose. Modern ones are usually made in mass castings instead of forging them based on the individual sword. I definitely agree most reproductions are boring. Which doesn't really represent the diversity of the originals. If you go custom you can have something really special. Maybe throw in an antique tsuba? I gotta say, I kinda like this "Tactical Wakizashi". For a hundred bucks...
Yeah. I kinda grew out of the Japanese-style. I had a few, one really nice one, but I sold them to finance these.
Cool
I've seen that sword before in the budk catalog and I have considered buying it everytime I seen it. I never did due to financial reasons. After seeing this review, it makes me want to go get it. Thanks for sharing your personal review.
That's the reason I make these lo-fi reviews. If I can't find good info online about something I want, then I get it and make that video in case there are other people like me! Glad to have helped!
I paid 350 for a cold steel wakizashi a tiny bit heavy. Ultra durable
Just a little tip; When you're filming, you should have light source behind the camera, not in front of it.
Thank you! I went to school for broadcasting -- it was for radio instead of video, but I still had to take some video classes. My video instructor would flip his lid if he saw these, hahahah. "Did you learn nothing?"🙂
I have the double edged honshu sword and I like it
Yeah, taste in swords is really subjective. I didn't think it was poorly constructed or anything, I just didn't care much for the design. From what I've seen of their latest offerings, they're going to be a serious contender for functional economy swords.
I had one and my brother lost it durning moving and it was nice
I ended up selling mine. But I wish Musha would re-release their Koga Ninja Sword. That's the only Asian-style sword I wish I still had.
It’s huge. I prefer a shorter wakizashi
Mine didn't come sharp. How do you go about sharpening yours? I called United and they suggested a pull through sharpener. My tiny hand sharpener won't do the job.
I used a v-carbide sharpener. I wouldn’t recommend them usually but they work in a pinch.
@@billyheaning thanks, I'll check it out. I do have an accusharp coming soon. I have a whetstone, but the blade is just so pretty, and I don't have much experience with stones, so I didn't wanna damage the blade.
@@silence6408 I was going over the older videos and decided I should make a video showing how I sharpen my swords and knives now that I have a Ken Onion Work Sharp.
@@billyheaning Thanks for the follow-up! I still haven't sharpened that thing yet lol. Went to a axe with hex slots, pry bar, and hammer built into it as a smaller alternative for survival and tactical applications. I would love to get my Wakazashi battle ready though. Look forward to the video!
brittle steel
Bought the Midnight Forge Wakizashi a couple days ago from BUDK. Just waiting delivery. Now that potus and his crew want to take away our guns I'm learning new techniques to defend my home.
Sorry, it's not a wakizashi, it's a katana. It's okay, by the way.
odd that it would be marketed and sold as the wakizashi since the website and box said wakizashi and it’s the size of a wakizashi but hey.
日本刀の様式で制作された部分が全く無いので、日本人はこの刃物に笑ってしまう。
「本州」も「戊辰」も日本刀につけるべき名前ではないし、このマチェットは「脇差し」とは全く別のナイフだ。
TOO MUCH TALK
This is " not" a Wakezashi !!! But some bullshit sword.Stop giving Japanese names to not Japanese made things !!!
Did you even watch the video, dude? I didn't name it, the company did.