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Tiger
Katana (Extra long handle and blade)
The
Tiger Katana is a hand-forged and folded K120C powder steel
blade with Bo-Hi and a short (ko) kissaki. Saya are deeply
lacquered in black, with inlaid brass bamboo leaves. The ray
skin used on the tsuka is of the highest quality, and the
tsuka-ito and sageo on all three pieces are woven from best
quality Japanese cotton. The Fuchi, Kashira, Kojiri,
Koiguchi and Kurigata are all made from blackened bronzed
iron, selectively detailed in gold. The Tsuba of the Katana
and Wakizashi are made from blackened iron, with a tiger
inlaid in brass. The Habaki is of one-piece brass
construction.
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Practical
Katana
Our
Practical Katanas have always been at the forefront of
providing economical yet functional swords to the martial
arts community. These latest Practicals combine the blade
geometries and profiles of the Performance Series with the
affordability of our Practical fittings. The blades in the
cutting styles are forged from 1566 steel and differentially
hardened in the traditional way producing an edge hardness
of HRC60 and spine hardness of HRC40. The removeable handle
is tightly wrapped in the tradtional style with imitation
leather to provide a positive grip that will withstand years
of kata or tameshigiri practice.
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Practical
Plus
Katana
The
Practical Plus Katana provides a very economical cutting
sword. The blade is forged and differentially hardened
(HRC60 edge, HRC40 back) and the hamon is prominent. The
Practical Plus features genuine Same (Rayskin) on the Tsuka,
with a tightly-woven cotton wrap (Tsuka-Ito). The long tang
is double-pegged for security. The fittings of the Practical
Plus are decorated in a Japanese Dogwood motif with dragon
menuki, and the handsome Tsuba is of an iron sunburst design
with a brass habaki.
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Musashi
Katana
Mounted
in black, the Musashi Elite is faithful to the original down
to the famous double-ring iron tsubas. The tsuka-ito is in
leather over ray skin. The blades are hand-forged in
high-carbon steel, with new geometry to enhance cutting
ability. It is edge-tempered using the traditional clay
tempering method, resulting in a distinct hamon. Edge
hardness is HRC60, back hardness HRC40. The grip is
double-pegged to the tang for safety.
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Praying Mantis Katana
The
Praying Mantis is a symbol of cunning and power in Japanese
culture. Built on our new L6/Bainite blade in the Shobu
Zukuri style with Bo-Hi, and featuring superb koshirae, the
Praying Mantis is a very desirable and functional piece. The
subdued green silk ito and deep brown of the lacquered saya
provide handsome contrast to the dark copper and golden
accents of the tsuba, fuchi and kashira. The stalking mantis
lies in wait for his next prey, mirroring the power and
grace in this exceptional katana.
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Tori
Katana
The Tori katana combines
truly elegant furniture and a powder-steel folded blade with the
functionality of our Performance Series. The Tori features a ”Flying
Crane” themed Tsuba and Fuchi/Kashira while the Menuki are Kabuto or
Japanese helmets. The high quality brown leather Tsuka-ito is wrapped
over black Same. The Saya is wrapped at the mouth with black-lacquered
rattan and then finished in a textured brown.
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