Very poor quality control. The blade is crooked and has aggressive grinding marks at the base of the blade, the tang is 1/3 the width of the blade and has an extremely sharp 90° angle at the shoulders entering the handle. This is a high stress point with very little structural strength and a sharp angle ensures it will crack and break. The fittings on the handle are all marred and poorly cut. Handle fitment is very poor. The ring on the pommel is more like an oval shape instead of being round and the threaded fitting on the pommel is covered in sharp burrs because they couldn't even take the time to deburr it after drilling it. The sheath came unfinished and covered in marks. The leather is also so dry it's cracking.