Hand Forged Katanas, Swords A Cut Above The Rest, authentic samurai swords

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Our New Range Of Hand-Forged

KATANA`S

IN STOCK

Master Sword Makers Ages Are;

62 Yrs

47 Yrs

42 Yrs Togishi (Polisher)

28 Yrs kozou (Apprentice)

19 Yrs kozou (Apprentice)

Giving Them A Cumulative

Sword making Experience Of Just Over 198 Yrs.

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Classifications of swords by length

Japanese use the shaku to measure the length of the cutting edge of the samurai swords. 1 shaku = 11.903542 inches.

Long Sword (Daito): over 2 shaku in length; there are the longer of the two swords commonly worn by the samurai; difficult to temper a daito because of its length.
Medium Sword (Wakizashi): 1~2 shaku in length; worn by samurai as auxiliary sword, or by non-samurai, who were allowed to wear no more than one sword of this length.
Short Sword (Tanto): less than 1 shaku in length; the shorter of the two swords worn by the samurai as auxiliary swords. Women and tradesmen used them as protective weapons. Commonly called as hara-kiri knives. They are usually the hira-zukuri (without ridgeline) types.

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Nagasa & Sori -

The blade length is measured from the munemachi to the kissaki along a straight line. Older books on the Japanese sword will reference the nagasa as the length to the end of the nakago. The sori is the curvature of the sword from the line used to measure the nagasa and the deepest part of the curve along the mune.

Types of sori:
Tori-sori................................evenly curved
Saki-sori.........curved more near the kissaki
Koshi-sori..........curved more near the tsuka
Mu-sori.........no curvature (common in tanto)

THE SORI ON ALL THESE SWORDS IS SLIGHTLY UNDER 1 INCH

Sword Periods
900 AD and older.............................................................Ancient
901-1596 ........................................................Koto (Old sword)
1597-1800 ...................................................Shinto (New sword)
1801-1868 ....................................Shin-shinto (New-new sword)
1869-1945 ..................................Gendaito (contemporary sword)
1953 to the present time........Shinsakuto (Newly made sword)
NOTE!---------------Sword making prohibition from1945 to 1953

The Upright Stand Above Is Sometimes A Nicer Option To Display Your Sword.

If This Is Preferred We `ll Gladly Replace The Horizontal Stand Supplied With These Katanas For This One

Free Of Charge.

This sword stand is sturdy and has a black painted gloss finish. It is constructed of wood. The stand measures 25 inches high and the base is 12 inches by 7 inches. The stand easily hold one sword in the vertical position. The sword should not exceed 54 inches in length. Some minor assembly is required.

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