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PSK XL Light Katana

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Product information "PSK XL Light Katana"
The PSK XL Light Katana returns with all the features that made it a great katana but with some great improvements.

Keeping with our promise for upgrades and advancement, the crisp and clean new look of the furniture (tsuba, fuchi, kashira, menuki) comes from the new tooling of this classic design that will remind you of the early originals. Still featuring the blade geometry of the differentially hardened and forged 1566 forge steel blade of the original.

The CAS Hanwei Performance Series is a standard in the Japanese sword market. Being the go-to cutting katana for practitioners, our newly updated Performance Series katana continue to out rank the competition within their niche in the sword world with their consistency and reliability of quality and cutting execution. Highly imitated but never truly replicated, you can purchase with confidence in the CAS Hanwei brand swords with our over four decades of knowledge and expertise in manufacturing.

The PSK XL Light Katana was designed for quick-draws and multiple cuts on lighter targets. Keeping the furniture of the Practical Katana and the low maintenance synthetic tsuka components, the blade keeps the XL blade geometry but has bo-hi (grooves) on both sides of the blades which lighten the blade. With reduced weight, you can make multiple cuts with less energy on the same target. The 1566 steel and differentially hardened in the traditional manner, producing an edge hardness of HRC60 and spine hardness of HRC40. Cut with speed and accuracy with the PSK XL Light Katana.

Made formerly at the legendary Hanwei forge that closed in 2024, the famed artisans of Dalian at the Dragon King forge take the mantle of this legendary brand. Former protégé of Paul Chen and original engineer of the manufacturing of the Hanwei brand, Frenchie Jin knows these swords better than anyone else as he was a part or their original conception at the original Hanwei Metal Factory. The CAS Hanwei brand couldn’t be in better manufacturing hands for the future.

Please note: the katana, wakizashi or tanto’s sageo (cord) on the saya (scabbard) may not be wrapped as pictured. Sageo color may vary.

Key Features:
Performance XL Light Blade Geometry
Differentially Tempered
Built for Martial Artists

Specifications
Overall: 40 1/2”
Blade Length: 28 1/4”
Handle Length: 11"
Weight: 2 lbs 11 oz
Point of Balance: 5 1/2"
Width at Guard: 36.3mm
Width at Tip: 26.5mm
Thickness at Guard: 6.6mm
Thickness at Tip: 4.4mm
Sori: 7/8"
Blade Steel: 1566
Hrc Edge: 60
Hrc Back: 40

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November 21, 2014 22:37

Mit Sicherheit eins der besten Katana, die man zu dem Preis bekommen kann! Das Katana ist für Schnittübungen ausgelegt. Von daher wurde bei den "unwichtigen" Dingen etwas gespart: Die Rochenhaut ist nicht echt, das Leder ist ein Imitat usw. Die Klinge ist aber das absolute Prunktstück. Die Politur ist spitze für die Preisklasse. Die hanweitypisch durch Säure verstärkte Hamon ist echt und sehr gut sichtbar. Diese XL Light Variante hat eine äußerst weite Klinge (ca 37mm), die richtig brutal rüberkommt ;) Die Schärfe ist schon im Lieferzustand optimal. Man kann quasi gleich loslegen. Freue mich schon darauf im Sommer ein paar Matten zu teilen. Außerdem ein großes Lob an Swords and More für die fristgerechte Lieferung und perfekte Schutzverpackung!

April 8, 2014 20:23

Also ich muss auch sagen, dass dieses Schwert sein Geld echt wert ist. Ein bisschen skeptisch war ich wegen der Schärfe, aber der Papiertest hat mich dann überrascht. Sehr scharf!!! Ein gutes Katana zu einem guten Preis. Weiter so

October 29, 2007 10:53

hallo, ich habe eben gerade mein practical xl light katana bekommen und ich bin sprachlos! dieses schwert ist sein geld wirklich wert, angefangen bei der absolut genialen verarbeitung bis hin zur teuflischen schärfe. die hamon, die auf den bildern leider nicht so zur geltung kommt, ist -sehr- deutlich zu erkennen. jedem der ein gutes, jedoch "günstiges" katana kaufen möchte, ist mit diesem bestens bedient! ein großes lob muss ich noch an die leute von swords & more aussprechen. einen sehr netten kontakt und eine super schnelle lieferung bekommt man leider nicht überall geboten! mfg

Manufacturerinformation (GPSR)

Swords and more GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
22113 Hamburg
Deutschland

0049 40 36164963
info@swords-and-more.com

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