Custom Made Katana by Hanbon Forge Reviews

4.8 Rating 29 Reviews

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“My experience was fantastic! I love the website setup, it was extremely easy to navigate and customize my katana. I did have an issue with my wakizashi. The scabbard that I chose was not compatible with my blade length. Customer service contacted me and everything was resolved quickly and seamlessly. I'm completely satisfied with all aspects of this entire interaction.”

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Posted 2 months ago

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“They've done a great job considering the price it turned out to be awesome and I am very happy with it”

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Posted 3 months ago

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“I had a custom katana made. The sword is beautiful and the shipping expectation was realistic. However I did ask and pay for an engraving which was not there. I think it is because I didn’t use Chinese characters, which I accept is my fault but I think I was still charged for it even though I did not receive it. The sword is also pretty dull, I wish it was sharpened better than it was, maybe that is something they improve on as you purchase higher quality levels. Overall I’m very happy with the sword, there are just a few things left to be desired. I will order again from them in the future!”

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Posted 3 months ago

Hey Denham, We usually have two people inspect the sword to ensure it matches the customer’s order. Unfortunately, the second check is done after the sword is assembled, making it impossible to see whether the engravings were added or not. Could you please send us an email? We will, of course, refund you the difference, along with a bonus from our end as an apology for our mistake! Thank you! Vali

Posted 3 months ago

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“My review is a bit overdue so sorry for that. I was sceptical at first ordering here. But glad I did! The customer service is something I've never experienced somewhere else and probably never will. I asked a ton of questions and received a ton of answers to all of those. Never once prompting me to place an order, These people let you take your time and help you get what you seek. As for the Katana, It's my first one so I went with the cheapest option out there being Hanbon Forge. Went for the custom Katana builder. This site is amazing user friendly to make your custom Katana. The Hanbon Forge site has more options but that's something that will probably be added here in the future as well but can also be achieved by just asking I'm sure. The katana that I received was perfect, Exactly how I customized it to my taste. Packaged excellently and looks beautiful. Long story short. If you're looking for a custom Katana and need a place that is user friendly, Trustworthy and has excellent customer service? Shop at Swordis!”

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Posted 3 months ago

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“Very well put together, had a good weight to it which confirms it is full tang(couldn’t find that on the website) my boyfriend adores this katana!”

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Posted 4 months ago

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“a great forge to entrust to make your dream katana/nodachi the fact that they dont just do standard length katana speaks volumes the blades even come with a certifacate of authantisity (part of why it lost a star. will talk on later) the blades themselves are very high quality and come incredibly sharp the blades themselves are gorgious one of the two issues i had with my katana on arival was that the certifacate has the wrong type of steel writen on it (the blade is still what i asked for thankfully) just means the certifacate i recieved with it is invalid. the second thing that took off the first star was how tight the saya is at least on mine while its good for the sword not to just fall out of its saya when you slightly tilt it its also not good if it takes too much effort. i had the secomd issue it took a total of 10lbs to pull it from the saya. (this was also remedied by simply repeatedly pulling it out ant putting it back into the saya)”

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Posted 5 months ago

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“I wanted to go with a budget custom katana so I decided to pull the trigger on Hanbon forge. Ordering here through swordis made the process super easy and offered more options than expected. The price was unbeatable for the quality. Turnaround time was about a month. The quality of the build was fantastic. No rattles, nothing out of place, and no blemeshes. Every option I chose was done correctly in the build. The transitions from the fittings to the tsuka were perfect and nothing stuck out or looked off center. The blade has no imperfections and has a great balance. If you are looking for something entry or practice level this is a great option to go with. Lastly swordis gets a 5/5 as usual for making this process super easy.”

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Posted 5 months ago

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“Great quality.”

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Posted 7 months ago