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.
Richard Lavoie –
Good blade for the price but it’s seems a little to weathered Great sword for the price. But iam not sure what happened to it the pommel. It was loose out of the box. The pommel all so looks like it’s been banged up. Looks like it was dropped a few times. Still trying to get it to tighten down the with glue, and by tightening down the pommel nut. Not the quality you woul exspect from Koa normally there stuff is flawless. but iam not sure if that’s the sword or if something happen when it was sharpened. Great job with the sharpening. It’s a same the pommels beat up cuss it’s a beautiful sword.
Ryan R. –
Great sword vert happy I purchased this item because I have developed a fondness for Roman culture as well as quite a few others but have one gladius already and wanted to get a few other types for my collection. I had heard good and bad about Deepeeka but mostly good about the Deepeeka ancient blades. I wanted get one at judge the quality to my standards. I have to say i am very very happy with the fit and finish of the item i received everything seem tight and well made. I haven’t performed any cutting or hard tests but am happy with the quality as of now and do not intend to torture test. I also want to state that Kult did a great job on the sharpening. I will probably purchase more Deepeeka products in the future as well as sharpening by Kult. Thanks ps i dont give 5 stars to anything nothing is perfect.
Sunkist98 (verified owner) –
I’m giving this five stars because it delivers exactly what it promises to NOT because it’s a perfect sword. There are tons of tiny imperfections (tiny bits of exposed epoxy, small blemishes in the brass, etc.) but as a whole it’s great especially for the price. Only complaints are that there’s a tiny bit of wobble when it’s in the scabbard. Not much but it’s not a perfect fit. Also the sharpening service leaves the bottom 3-4 inches of the blade unsharpened. Not sure why. It’s not a super big deal but definitely keep it in mind. Basically This is probably the best gladius you can get without spending north of $400. And it comes with a scabbard! I’m very happy with my purchase.
Eric Do (verified owner) –
Just got mine in (sharpened), and it is very nice, especially considering it was on sale when I bought it. The fit and finish is good, some very very minor blemishes on the scabbard which is a good deal lighter in real life than the pictures they have. The sharpening was good as well, no problems there and the sword fits perfectly in the sheath. I’m not a sword aficionado but this thing looks great and I figured getting the “battle ready” would yield in better quality, which so far is correct.