SparkFoamMedieval Foam Swords Series (Robin Hood)

It took me three orders until I got one that was not broken, but once I did I can say this is a quality sword and I really like it.

Bought for a Halloween night DnD party and looks pretty good for those kind of fun things :)

Arrived broken, once side of the cross-guard was broken off and the tip of the other side was cracked.

I study swordfighting with the SCA. My grade-school-aged son likes to play along, hitting targets or sparing with me. For years he would use a Nerf sword, but that recently succumbed to time and abuse. When we were looking for replacements, he dismissed most of the boffer/pool noodle weapons because they don't look like swords. He liked these because they look right, so we got a pair to test out as his new training blade.They look amazing, even better than they do in the pictures. Quality seems good; if I was getting these for costume use I feel confident they would last for a long time. But when we tried practicing with them, I had concerns. The plastic of the blade is too hard, especially since they taper to some sort of edge. They hit safely, but painfully, and have very little flex on a thrust. I am fine with him using them to spar with me because I can take a hard hit, but am concerned that if he used them to spar with a friend someone would wind up in tears. Uninjured, probably, but with painful welts. So if you trust young fighters to go slow and controlled in sparing, they're fine. But that can be a challenge for younger kids.They will be good for practicing form and technique because the shape is right and the weight is manageable for him as a two-handed sword. I expect he will be able to use them one-handed soon enough; the issue is more length than weight, and his arms will catch up quickly. The edge is showing minor damage after just a few blade-on-blade hits. Not sure how it will hold up long term when he starts using it on the target, though. I feel safe enough that it will not result in a catastrophic failure where he could be injured by flying shards of plastic, and they are inexpensive enough that I don't mind having to replace them, though.

Within two months the paint and handle had been destroyed by simply being carried around.

Ordered this for Halloween prop. Impressive-looking, but the cross guards and the pommel were warper/twisted. I thought it had to do with being sent in a box that wasn't wide enough to allow the sword to be inserted without skewing the box a bit to create more distance diagonally (the sword was inserted into the box, turned 45º). I rigged some rubber bands and tongue depressors for a few days to try and straighten it all back out, but after about an hour it went back to its warped and twisted shape. Also, echoing other reviews, the paint on the handle (non-blade) portion does rub off. The blade looks very nice though, for the price point and the material it's made of. I would be willing to pay about 17 USD for it, but I'm of the thrifty, DIY persuasion.