At least it is a sword which can hold an edge, I hope. The sword I have is a very cheap one that looks like a car part. It looks like it would detach from the handle if I hit anything with it. I would not have paid for it if it were not very cheap at a garage sale. Also I had to bring it home on the bike strapped in where the pump was supposed to go so maybe I got a discount out of pity. It is just a good decoration because the outside is covered in fabric. I had other oriental fabric to rest the display on but the cats kept attacking the edge of that fabric.