heyas; the blade should have some kinda angle down the middle of the sides,where it goes from the thicker spine, to the thinning of the edge. katanas also have a 'cloud' sharpening pattern, which is sorta a wavy line along the length. the hilt looks a tad short to me. they are also usually wrapped; and the end cap should be the same material as the guard, there. (which looks very nice, btw!)