The attention to detail is amazing with the engravings on the blade and the wolf's head pommel. The blade is pretty strong and definitely could take a beating if you were just doing light sparring with a friend who had a similar material sword. However the hilt: While it is strong, there isn't much material in the core of it, so it makes the whole sword very flimsy. So, having the hilt lacking in material compared to the blade, it makes the blade heavier than the hilt which makes the whole sword very top heavy and uncomfortable to hold or swing. My recommendation to the seller would be to put a small metal plate or a thick piece of plastic in the pommel to balance it out as a counter weight. I know this sword is mainly made for cosplay, but just by adding that small weight in the hilt or by making it the same thickness as the blade, could easily make this much higher quality. Read more