I owe the sellers an apology. There was alot of confusion initially because the tracking information provided was invalid and it seemed like I was getting the run around in trying to get the accurate tracking information, which I eventually did. The sword wasn't supposed to arrive until up to mid September after placing the order at the end of July. This honestly felt like a scam.....however...... the sword arrived today, just 2 weeks after I placed the order so I was wrong about these guys. They are legit. Now to the sword itself.....its exactly as pictured but it didn't come very sharp and I can't tell if it's full tang or not. The blade came well packaged and oiled and it can be sharpened to my liking. It does feel pretty solid and durable too and if it's actually ever used for anything besides a wall decoration then I'll update my review. All in all besides the tracking information confusion, I'm happy with this purchase and would buy from them again.This was a requested gift for my nephew who is into martial arts. He absolutely loves it.Well made