Plastic Bokken Saya

I bought this to fit my cold steel polypropylene bokken and it fits perfectly. It's a little bit tight but I think it will loosen with use. My only complaint is that the plastic is super thin and flimsy so I'm not sure how long it will last.

This saya seems as if it is made for this specific polypropylene sword, being a pleasantly perfect fit with no need to in any way warp the saya: “Cold Steel Bokken Martial Arts Training Sword 92BKKC Polypropylene.“ For my practice (Gum-Do), this product works perfectly and it’s textured plastic build seems thick enough to last a long time with proper care. I love especially that it matches the color of the Cold Steel bokken, my uniform color, and that it fits the sword perfectly without much resistance. This says will definitely NOT fit a Cold Steel O-Bokken without severely warping (damaging) it with a heat gun but it will fit typical standard length wooden bokkens (up to a little more than 41” in full length) without resistance. None of my bokkens “lock” into the saya at all except the older Cold Steel polypropylene bokken that doesn’t have the simulated cord wrapped handle (which seems harder to find now). I enjoy and highly recommend this product for other sword training enthusiasts.

It is a nice looking product. It doesn't look like cheap plastic at all. I can tell that they spent time designing this to look presentable. I would have liked it more if they made the plastic much thicker. I would have paid a little more for a more heavy duty one. Now that I have this, I wish that Cold Steel would make polypropylene sayas for their samurai polypropylene trainers. I did buy this for the Cold Steel Bokken. It fits nicely. It becomes snug in the saya when it is about 7/10ths into the saya, so it definitely won't come out even if you turned it upside down and shook it wildly up and down. I didn't put the hand guard and rubber holder on my Bokken, but it still fits nicely with about an inch inside to spare before the tip of the bokken touches the end of the saya, with the beginning of the Bokken handle resting right against the mouth of the saya (I don't take Japanese swordsmanship so I don't know the proper terms). As for using the smaller Cold Steel Wakizashi in this, it fits slightly loosely and will rattle and fall out because there is no friction/snugness. You might bend/damage this saya if you handle it very roughly like swing it against a wall. It would have been much nicer if they thickened the plastic layer by 5x at least, but overall it's ok since this is the only product out there like this. Manufacturer be advised though, I'd pay a little more for a heavier duty saya, as for looks great job.

This was the last piece my grandson needed to complete his sword display

Doesn't even fit the battan right. It's overpriced and not that great really. I wouldn't suggest it for training or for a child's wooden battan...my son had rammed his battan into this sheath to try to make it fit, then fell over trying to pull it back out( funny, but still ....it just isn't a great product)

I was unsure about this after reading the reviews, but bought it anyway because I'm careful with my gear. However, the product arrived and I'm blown away by the quality and the fit. All three of my bokken, from different manufacturers and of different wood types with different handle sizes, all fit perfectly. Also, I was afraid the plastic would be cheap and thin but that's not the case. This item feels rugged, thick, tough, and seems to be of very high quality. For iaido practice it's wonderful and gives the feel of using a real sword. I highly recommend it.

Fits a standard wooden boken well and for the beginner in practicing Iado. It's plastic but one is not going to use the Saya heavily and that makes a difference. It's primary use is for practicing sheathing and unsheathing the wooden boken. (Not a real steel sword)

I recently purchased this saya for a very nice impact grade Appalachian Hickory bokken that I picked up from Kingfisher (Shinto style). It fit almost perfectly (there was maybe an inch or two of space left in the bottom, but obviously that's not even noticeable). The koiguchi (mouth of the saya) fit perfectly around the habaki (top collar) of the bokken, so there's not really much of a chance of it sliding out accidentally. Additionally, although the saya is made of plastic, they did a pretty good job of adding a texture to it in order to keep it from coming off as cheap. My only real issue with it is that the sageo (scabbard cord) is made of nylon or some sort of polyester; it's REALLY difficult to keep something like that properly tied. Get a nice cotton cord from any fabric store and you'll be much happier with it. Other than that, very nice product, very nice price. Highly recommended for preliminary iaido (art of sword-drawing) practice, prior to getting an iaito (blunt edged, drawing katana).