Bamboo Katana - 5160 Series

The Bugei Exclusive Trainer Sword Line uses less expensive modern through hardened 5160 mono-steel blades. The modern heat treatment methodology combined with a very tough steel yields a tough, aggressive cutting blade. These blades are then mounted to Bugei's high standards using the high quality Bamboo fittings including pure silk tsukaito on the tsuka (handle). The hand carved saya is also finished in a more scuff resistant hammered matte finish to help keep costs down. The swords themselves are sized and shaped similarly to their more refined Bugei Exclusive cousins. Bugei wanted these swords to feel good in the hands with the high quality our customers are used to receiving from Bugei Trading. The goal was to reduce production cost as much as possible while maintaining the classic good looks of the original mounts. There is no hamon and no hada (folding pattern) in the tough 5160 steel but these swords can cut and take abuse at the same time. So each sword can sit proudly on a sword stand but also be a daily working sword in the dojo.

• Bamboo 5160 Katana.
• Motohaba 32.9mm
• Kasone (at Machi) 6.9mm
• Sakihaba (at Yokote) 24.9mm
• Sakikasane 5mm
• Kissaki length 36mm
•Steel: 5160 mono-steel
•Folded Steel: no

Details:
Blade length: 70.8 cm
Handle length: 28.3 cm
Overall length: 104.5 cm
Weight: 1.26 kg