I didn't expect it to be so wide, but what disappoints me most is that it looks fake. The pommel and guard seem to be made of slightly harder plastic, and the handle is a collage of two pieces of plastic (poorly finished as it has gaps in it). The blade is sharp enough, but it slips out of its scabbard (also made of plastic) due to a poor cut and the decoration (plastic) encroaching on the blade's iron. What's more, the delivery time is longer because it's made to order. For its price, I was expecting much better than a Japanese saber almost three times cheaper and of marvelous quality (although I prefer swords to sabers).