Still a really solid buy in my opinion. It's held up fantastically through drilling and some sparring. No bad sets or horrible dents. Honestly I'm really happy with the sword I got. I've handled some of their feders since then and they're incredibly different in terms of quality and handling than what I would have expected, so again, it needs to be said, there's a HUGE subjectivity and variability to the quality of these swords. Do I like mine, though? Absolutely.

So, you're saying the feders were underwhelmingly underperformant? I have a Regenyei longsword right now and it's denting like crazy, it's really bad considering I paid 350$ for it! So now I'm looking for a new reliable smith :)

Yeah I definitely wouldn't go to them for a feder. They're whippy as all hell and oddly balanced.