A truly battle-ready masterpiece, meticulously crafted by experienced swordsmiths for cutting, collection, and display. This functional katana combines exceptional performance with stunning traditional artistry, offering outstanding value.

📜 Blade & Specifications

🛡️ Mountings (Koshirae)

• Tsuba, Fuchi & Kashira: High-quality gold silver plated brass set, secured with two copper seppa (spacers)

• Habaki: One-piece brass blade collar

• Tsuka (Handle): Hardwood core, wrapped tightly over genuine ray skin (samegawa) with blue ito (cord) in a traditional wrap

• Saya (Scabbard): Hardwood construction, finished with ox horn and lacquer work, specialized sageo

✅ Why This Sword Stands Out

• Artistic & Functional Harmony: Features a rare Hiyoku-zukuri (皆焼) – a wild, full-coverage temper pattern that breaks traditional boundaries, offering both visual drama and superior blade resilience.

• Battle-Ready Construction: Forged from T10 steel and clay tempered to HRC 60, this blade is built for real use – suitable for tameshigiri (cutting practice), martial arts training, or display.

• Fully Authentic Fittings: All components are traditionally crafted with genuine materials, from the rayskin grip to the lacquered scabbard.

• Exceptional Value: A high-performance, hand-forged katana at an accessible price – perfect for collectors, practitioners, and as a memorable gift.

📦 What’s Included

• The katana as described

• A free sword bag

• Note: Display stand pictured is NOT included.

⚠️ Important Notice

All our swords are handmade, so minor variations in hamon pattern, color, and finish may occur – this ensures each piece is unique. 

✨ Perfect For

• Collectors who appreciate traditional Hiyoku-zukuri (皆焼) hamon artistry

• Enthusiasts looking for an authentic, functional katana at a remarkable value

• Gift-givers in search of a striking and meaningful present

CLAY TEMPERING

Before being quenched, a special clay mixture can be applied onto the blade to harden the edge and obtain different hardness on the blade. The clay mixture was a special recipe and considered a crucial trade secret, guarded protectively by sword making masters. It would contain such things as feathers, powdered bones, grass, etc. and would be applied to the edge of the blade before being quenched. During quenching, a chemical reaction between the clay mixture and the hot steel occurs during the sudden temperature drop and carbon is fed into the blade in high amounts, creating an extremely tough edge. A clay hardened blade can only be quenched in water, thus increasing the defect rate even more.     Another way for clay tempering is to apply clay along the blade but let edge exposed. Thus, while quenching the blade into water,the uncovered edge will cool down suddenly, but the rest of blade will cool down slowly. Such differential temperature change results in the different hardness of the blade. So the edge is tough enough to cut, where the back of blade is soft /flexible enough to absorb the impact during cutting. Such quenching process usually will leave beautiful wavy tempered line on the blade, as known as "hamon" in Japanese swords term.

POLISHING PROCESS - SHIAGE TOGI

The polishing process is divided into two stages:Shitaji togi and Shiage togi.The polishing process almost always takes longer than even crafting. Shitaji togi is Foundation polishing,to correct any bends in the blade.Shiage togi is the stage that places the mirrorlike finish on a blade. This sword used Shiage togi,it is a elaborate process to the blade,it uses small grindstone to polish the blade by hand to make the blade mirrorlike,it is a time-consuming work,it can effectively increase the sword's monetary,historic,artistic,and functional value.

Ready to own a piece of samurai craftsmanship? This katana awaits its new owner – whether for practice, display, or personal collection.