Tenryu In-stock Iaito

Received this katana in a speedy manner. I was worry about our custom not allow and the shipment had to be returned to sender. Fortunately, it arrived safe.
The package was nice and could protect the product well. After opened the package, I firstly felt the katana like a real human hand made katana. The blade was good enough.
Then I took it back to my dojo and let my sensei to try. My sensei considered this katana was balanced well. The grip was good too. My sensei said this is very good for iai tutse. Of course it is not a real sword. So, good enough for practice.
After I tried it and practiced my Katori Shintoryu iaido, I felt this katana is well balanced and easy to control. Not too light and not too heavy.

Sword was locked up tight and tuska & blade were aligned. Tsuba had some poorly finished areas & millworker lines. Sageo was unsat had to be replaced. Surprised no shitotome, had to order some then file fit and bond .most of the furniture had unsightly dark coating, had to use jewelers cloth to restore surface
. Seemed a little blade heavy with balance point about 160mm in front of tsuba. Packaging was superb with no damage to carton or contents. Shipping was supposed to be free yet I had to pay additional approx $40.00 for a brokerage fee. Have no idea who the Broker was or what he did for me!!!! Also paid a duty fee that came as a surprise! This was my second major purchase from Tozando. I clearly intended to use rewards points for my second purchase but despite multiple emails back and forth Tozando found a way to deny my points and to this day they have never offered a refund or other acceptable resolution. Tozando made clear that the package required a signature to receive so I used tracking to confirm delivery date. On that date I stayed home all day but package did not arrive with note delivery was to be next day so I stayed home SECOND day and did not arrive. On third day I HAD to attend appointments and when I got home package was outside my doorway obviously no signature accomplished. My first purchase from Tozando was a fully custom iaito that is pending completion and delivery and my hope is this purchase of over $1200 will be better in all respects and I look forward to reviewing this item for you. Dr. White, Sandan

An heirloom piece of absolute beauty and perfect function - the balance of the blade and the slim, tight tsukamaki create a perfect iaito for intermediate practitioners at an affordable price. The finish and Japanese craftsmanship are exquisite - you will no doubt form an immediate emotional attachment to the blade, which will offer many hours of inspiring practice and help raise your skills to the next level.