Modern Katana

We are happy to offer you another service. In corporation with a professional smith we are now able to grind all sorts of blades ranging from those of very small knives up to those of hand-and-a-half swords. Prices - plain or serrated knife 19 EURO - machete or axe 19 EURO - short sword up to 40 cm blade length 19 EURO - long sword from 40 cm blade length 29 EURO - handforged katana 39 EURO If you would like us to sharpen your handforged katana please note the following remarks - the katana will be sharpened but not polished - we do sharpen the edge but will not work on cosmetic flaws on the blade - we can sharpen handforged katanas of all major brands eg CAS Iberia, WKC, Cold Steel, John Lee and many more - we do not sharpen real Shinken or historic katanas of value Should you wish to have a knife or another article sharpened which is not from our shop, please place an order via the grinding service first. Print the fulfilment confirmation afterwards and send your knife or sword to the following address: Swords and more GmbH Liebigstr. 2-20 22113 Hamburg Please include your fulfilment confirmation. This is the only way to ensure that your knife or sword will arrive at its proper destination. Make sure to send the article to be grinded with sufficient postage to our storage, as we are not able to accept packages sent carriage forward. If you are ordering the article to be grinded in our shop, simply place the grinding service into your shopping cart. The chosen product will be delivered with a sharpened blade. As sharpening is a process of individualisation, we can not take the item back from you under any circumstances. Please note, that if you chose cash on delivery when ordering a sharpened article, we will charge you with the full amount in a case of non-acceptance. Legal measures will be taken if necessary.

Our Modern Tanto represents a contemporary interpretation of what the renowned Samurai tanto would look like in our time. Using the best of the latest technological materials, the low maintenance of this katana is perfect for the urban warrior of today. The humble attributes of this tanto bely its true strength and resilience.The 10 1/2” 1566 steel blade features a real hamon line with a copper habaki and seppa. The tsuka encapsulates the tang in textured G10 and dual pinned for a secure grip and is unremovable. The silver menuki on the tsuka are shi shi (lion dogs) are embedded in the handle. The textured black saya features an olive paracord sageo around a polymer kurikata and kojiri. The Modern Tanto also has the Modern Katana to complete your modern warrior collection. SPECIFICATIONS Overall: 16" Blade Length: 10 1/2" Handle Length: 5 1/2" Weight: 15 oz Thickness at Guard: 5.4mm Thickness at Tip: 4mm Sori: 1/4" Blade Steel: 1566 Handle Material: G10