Tyrannosaurus S7 High Performance Katana Reviews

4.8 Rating 9 Reviews

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How's the Blade?

How are the Handle and Fittings?

“This is my first Shadow Dancer, and for what I've heard about their build quality, I did have some high expectations. The casting quality of the menuki, fuchi, and kashira are all crisp and clean. The saya feels a tad thinner than other katana I have, but fits the blade well. The habaki hugs the blade close, and the gap between it and the blade is minimum, but it does appear unusually large and designed for a slightly wider blade. The wrap isn't the tightest I've seen, but is well tight enough that I don't feel like I need to worry about it unravelling anytime soon. Nothing felt loose after my first cutting session. The koiguchi is a bit too tight a fit, but I'm not sure if it's a weather factor or not, and it'll eventually wear into where it should be. The blade is a little bit thinner and less wide than most other katana I have. It does have a real geometric yokote. This does make it lighter and more maneuverable even without a bo-hi, but does take away some authority in a cut due to its lesser mass, but what actually puts its out of box performance in question was the sharpness it came as. While I do not doubt the blade's durability being made with S7, I did expect the sharpness to be better. It was good enough to get through most targets I put it against, some bottles it just batted aside, and it more tore through paper than actually cut. This is what gets points deducted from my given score. It would have been full five had the blade been sharper out of the box.”

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Posted 1 month ago

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“As described, this is a high performance katana! All the fittings are kept fairly simple, something I appreciate as all the $ is spent on katana performance, which matters most. The handle is secure and comfortable, even for bigger than average hands like mine”

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Posted 1 month ago

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“I will keep the review short and to the point. just bought this and received in the mail. The fittings are crisp and sharp, doesn't have that templates mold feel, they stand out and are sharp. and the ito wrap was tight, and blade was sharp. Great pick if you want a functional cutter with ornate fittings.”

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Posted 2 months ago

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Posted 2 months ago

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“Is a tough sword. A small child cut his finger with it so it came reasonably sharp. Borderline razor sharp. Nothing of the sword was a mess as far as the dressing. It will kill.”

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Posted 2 months ago

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“Nice katana especially for the price! I was blown away by how it feels to use it. Its very lively and good tachikaze with proper technique, something I have yet to fully master. Fittings are beautiful but 4/5 overall since I didn't realize that it wouldnt have a hamon. I did reach out to support and a return was offered but I opted to keep it for the S7 blade.”

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Posted 7 months ago

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“Order came well packaged and fast. But there was some damage to the saya, which i reported to swordis. Without any problems, they told me they would sent a new saya, which they did. Now i am very happy with my purchase of this S7. I customized it after ordering, which Swordis did implement perfectly, with Hishigami pro, blue leather ito and another tsuba. Would i order here again? I say absolutely, great prices and great customer service.”

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Posted 8 months ago

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“I worried that the blade would be boring, but there is elegance in the simplicity of its structure. No hamon, no bo-hi, NO PROBLEM. :) BUT, it doesn't have that mirror polish that i was hoping for. it's still nice. the edge is decently sharp, and the fittings are really nice. LOVE the dragonfly motif as well. and it actually feels lighter than my L6 katana that has a bo-hi. It's really good. another thing that may be a bit of a nit-pick is that there's a slight rattle in the saya, but i'm not mad at it. I've only done kata with it so far, but I know it's going to cut like a dream. Shadow Dancer will be my go-to brand for the future. NO ONE else delivers this quality at these prices. And if the blade had come with the mirror polish, it would have been PERFECT.”

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Posted 1 year ago