Reviews and Ratings for Cold Steel 88G Gim Sword 30" 1060 Carbon Steel Blade, Rosewood Handle

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Cold Steel 88G Gim Sword 30 inch 1060 Carbon Steel Blade, Rosewood Handle

Price: $274.95

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Andy
San Jose, CA

Jul 13, 2016

Pros: Blade Material, Handle Material, Overall Quality, Materials, Sheath/Scabbard, Finish

Cons: None

Solid product at reasonable price

I was looking for a battle capable Chinese straight sword to potentially gift to my Kung Fu black belt son. Over the years mostly what I have found were poorly made cheap Chinese swords made with inferior materials and flimsy construction. If I had wanted a Japanese style sword it was easy to find, but for my Chinese heritage family I wanted a Da Jian. Finally found this sword. Nice materials, sharpened blade that will actually cut things. Scabbard is nice too. Nice product for the price point. Quite happy.

Ken
Roswell, Ga

Aug 20, 2026

Pros: Blade Material, Handle Material, Materials, Overall Quality, Usable

Cons: Finish, Sheath/Scabbard

Very good, points off for some damage

Very good gim/jian, was surprised at the build quality considering its so hard to find an affordable but functional jian. Had to deduct some points cause while overall the scabbard is good, the one I got had minor splits along the side near the top that I had to fix with some epoxy and clamps. Felt like the scabbard in this case was a liiiiittle too tight and the sword was jammed in, causing the split no one noticed. The metal furniture though held it together just fine, but couldn’t give it a perfect score because of that, and that while its got decent sharpness from the factory, edge is a smidge ragged and needs to be refined a bit by hand. but that latter part I expect from a lot of swords these days.