Could you sharpen it to use as an actual sword?
1192478
No. Not without industrial quality sharpening tools that would damage the overall quality of the piece.
1192479
I wouldn't use any collection piece as real sword. But its fun as Hell to play with. Check out cold steel swords for actual use.
237362
As far as if the sword was ever used in real history I'm unsure, what I can say about the anime is kenshin is based a tiny bit of kenshin usuagi a famous warlord in Japan's Edo era. The blade itself though while it wouldn't be effective in combat other than hurting someone really bad by breaking their bones or potentially killing them from a concussion or any other serious head trauma. Is not impossible to make definitely harder to make but not impossible. You would have to keep the blade consistently even with a slight taper where the cutting edge should be so it would still get the curb when quenched and then I guess either file or grind down the curved side to give it the edge..from my experience in blacksmithing with my small forge that's a way I could see making the blade by hand but I am in no means a master blacksmith or even consider myself experienced. But with machines the blade itself would definitely be easier to make
1181737
Yes you can. Traditionally only the last 1/2 to last 1/4 of the blade was sharpened. A caveat exists. Generally blades from China are poor at holding a good edge, and are very brittle (i.e. the blade is more decoration than functional), so do some research on the steel used in making the blade.
705957
Yes, they are really swords. When I got them I was really surprised how sharp they are. The rope that is wound around the handle isn't the best, and I think if used a lot they could unravel easier, and the sheath is a piece of garbage. But as far as if they are real, that would be a yes.
1398972
It is possible, but it wont be easy because of the length of the blade. I have routinely sharpened 12" scimitars on 12" stones as well as a machete (20" maybe?). If you really want to get the sword razor sharp after working it on a stone, finish it by working it over on a glass bottle. I did this with the machete and was able to shave with it when I was finished.
280069
No it's not shape bough to cut it has a nice point. You won't find any sharpened swords on amazon or this Internet really unless you buy from ebay or Craigslist
1942135
I absolutely would not recommend it for that purpose. There are far easier ways to sharpen a metal knife; and scissors would be to thick for the sharpener.
2090537
I don't think you would want to sharpen them. I have purchased a dozen of them and never sharpened any of them. I actually like it better when that point is gone.
1899599
Well I use it more for display, but it is pretty heavy and sturdy and sharp at the end. My guess would be if you are very careful it wouldn't break. I saw a video of someone using the sword to chop a wooden beam in half, but then again it is a cosplaying sword
1752694
the steel is strong enough and it has some heft however it needs to be sharpened which if you do will degrade the overall stregth and quality of the blade there is no blood grove and the blade itself doesnt feel quite balanced for true sword fighting i have mine for cosplay only but its cheap enough so hack away my friend hack away
2011379
Yes, of course it can be sharpened. Get to it! You'll be done in less than an hour! Cheers!
1927352
It is a prop sword. It isn't very sharp at all. It is definitely not considered a weapon as it is meant for display purposes only
2011012
My husband had his for years & never had to sharpen it. Guess you could use a sharpening stone if you need to sharpen it though.
1327905
The "blade" is already blunt in that instead of coming to a sharp edge, it has a radius (curve) on it. I suppose if you wanted to flatten it by grinding, you could. However, I'd be careful in not going too much or too fast. You could take too much off, or overheat it, making weaker!
1157550
Snake, I don't know why they aren't answering the questions so I will. This is a stainless steel blade, so though it is more brittle than high carbon steel, it can be sharpened if done right. I would highly recommend using something like an Accusharp sharpener. No, sharpening the sword will not damage its integrity since you are simply putting an edge on it.
803666
Yes. This isn't a blade. It's a chunk of metal, you'd have to do ALOT of sharpening.
703637
I do believe you can do so, but must say I have not tried one myself. It will sharpen almost any edge you want, axe.s, lawn mower blades, scissors, gut-hook knives also. Hope this helps out..es