Hand forged samurai sword from JOHN LEE series

Masterpieces of Asian blacksmithing

- The blades of the swords are hand forged from carbon steel and hardened in the traditional way, with a fine hamon line.

- The sharpened blades received a bo-hi (channel) to reduce weight.

- The handles (Tsuka) are made of wood, covered with real fish skin (Same).

- The wrapper of the handle (Tsuka-Ito) is made of black cotton in the traditional way.

- Menukis are inserted on the handle.

- The shanks of the sword are particularly long and attached to the handle by 2 bamboo pins (Mekugi).

- The sheaths (saya) are made of wood.

- The blade clamps (Habaki) are made of brass.

- Made according to museum models.

Details:
- total length: approx. 41cm
- blade length: approx. 27cm
- handle length: approx. 14cm
- blade curve (sori): approx. 8 millimeters
- weight without sheath: 500gr
- weight with sheath: approx. 600gr

Miamoto Musashi went down in Japanese history as one of the most imposing samurai and lived from 1584 to 1645. He is said to be Japan's finest swordsman. He was both an artist and a craftsman. Unforgettable is his founding of a handguard (tsuba) manufacturing school. Its most famous and very simple tsuba consists of two oval rings.