John Lee Imori Katana

Imori stands for alpine newt in japanese. The handforged blade without fuller (Bo-Hi) is made of 1045 carbon steel (which is not stainless), the blade collar is brass. The fittings are black, decorated with the golden newt. Grip-wrap is Katate Maki-Style (War-wrap) made of blue cotton, under which real ray skin is underlayed. Two dowels (Mekugi) fix the blade in the grip. The Imori Katana will be delivered in a collector`s box.

Details:

Blade length to Tsuba: 71 cm
Overall length without scabbard: 100 cm
Blade curve (Sori): 1.4 cm
Back strength: 7 mm
Max blade width: ca. 3 cm
Weight without scabbard: 1290 g
Weight with scabbard: 1520 g