Overview
Our sharpening service will provide a good serviceable edge on the blade. The result is typically “very sharp” with a small secondary bevel and a bit of an “apple seed” profile. The resulting edge is somewhat dependent on the particular blade. Some blades will take and hold sharper edges than others and the thickness of the blade will determine how wide the bevel will need to be. We adjust the angle of the edge to suit the specific blade and attempt to get as close to a bevel-less edge as possible without marring the surface of the blade.
The Sharpening Process
The sharpening service is done with a belt sander. The process involves many passes with sanding belts of various grits. The blades are rested between passes to prevent them from becoming hot and damaging their temper. By default we will sharpen as much of the blade as possible including any false edges if appropriate. If you have a different preference, feel free to make that request in the special instructions at check out. We can sharpen only the last half or third of an edge, for example. Our sword sharpening expert has personally sharpened several thousand swords at this point, so will provide you with a professional service.
What the Service is Not
The resulting edge will be “sword sharp” not razor sharp. Our goal is to provide you with a usable edge for cutting practice that will hold up to some use and not require constant re-sharpening. In other words, we intend to provide you with a serviceable weapon, not a personal grooming implement. The service will not provide a completely bevel-less edge. To create that type of edge will necessarily scratch up the blade surface and we lack the machinery and time to provide a full re-polishing of a blade’s surface. A service of that nature would be significantly more expensive as a great deal more time would be required. We do not offer this type of service at this time.
Disclaimer
We make no guarantee that the resulting edge will meet with your expectations. Every blade is different and some will take and hold a sharper edge than others, due to the blade material, heat treatment or geometry. Some customers can also have incorrect assumptions about sword sharpness and improper expectations as a result. All we can say for sure is that the resulting edge will be sharper than the default edge, in most cases, significantly so. We can not provide any refunds for the service once it has been completed, so consider it to be provided “as is”. That being said, if you are unhappy with the product for any reason, we do still allow you to return the item for a full refund, including the sharpening costs under our normal return policy. This does not apply to special sharpening requests, for example if we sharpen something specially for you that does not normally list that option on our site. The vast majority of our customers are happy with the results of the service, so as long as you keep the above mentioned in mind, we are confident you will be pleased with the results as well.
Noah W. –
Worth the price, I suppose The length of this dagger allows it to fairly easily pass off as a sword. You can probably use it as part of a costume and nobody would even consider it to be a dagger. As such, it is a fairly decent “sword” for the price of a dagger. The balance is good, and the handle is a good shape. I bought it unsharpened and have sharpened it myself. My only complaint is that the hilt has been constructed rather sloppily. The cross guard, handle and pommel are all crooked, and give off a feel of shoddy work. Even though this has little to no effect on performance and is hardly noticeable from a distance, it just looks like it was assembled a bit too hastily or carelessly.
As for the sheath, the edges of the leather tend to rub off and stick to any parts of the dagger that have been oiled, which can be a bit irritating. Otherwise, it is of satisfactory quality.
Overall, you get what you pay for, I guess. I just wish Lord of Battle would put a bit more effort into assembly.
PaulBuck (verified owner) –
Three years later and Noah’s review still holds true. Guard, blade and pommel are indeed misaligned. The index of the grip is nice though and as such I haven’t had any problems knowing where my edge is. I had KOA sharpen this for me and I won’t be doing that again. The edge geometry is all over the place and it’s over ground in places leaving the blade looking subtly like a kris. Overall, a cheap, yet solid blade with it’s own flaws. 3 stars for the product, 1 star for the sharpening service.
Alex Wiech –
This thing is the ultimate beater sword. It looks nice, it’s super cheap, and it’s very usable for sparring. It has a couple issues like it’s a bit on the bulkier side and it’s definitely not the most refined and polished blade ever but if you want something that you can spare with h and easily replace, then this is your sword/dagger.
Zach Morris –
Paid for this Sept 14th after an in stock prompt hit my phone, and on Oct. 3 I look and see the back order notice instead of in stock. I would have liked to have this item, but had to reach out to KOA for refund which is like pulling teeth. Don’t deal with these people, they can’t seem to get their act together after sending me two separate knives as sloppy as I’ve ever seen a knife be. The $52.50 medieval dagger and afghan khukri, both covered in black slag and so unfinished it pissed me off. Twisted blades, uneven grinds, warping, you name it. Handmade is one thing, garbage customer service and quality control is another. Probably no different here as per the old reviews.
Deal with Museum Replicas, casiberia, sword buyers guide, by the sword, amazon, anywhere but here! 70% of the stock here is actually back order and they like to keep quiet until you get annoyed, refund, and they take a percentage of it!