Musashi Katana

This is a “Rin´ne” katana from our Shogun class which was folded of 1095 steel, forged and differentially hardened. This created a cutting edge with a 60 on the Rockwell hardness scale, and a blade back that rates a 40 HRC. The blade is sharply polished, features a typical folding structure and has no hi. The tsuka-ito is made of pure, black silk and is attached firmly to the real ray skin. The steel tsuba of the “Rin´ne” displays blossom motifs and is rounded off with an image of the imperial crest of Japan, also know as the wheel of life, which originates in Buddhism. The kashira and the fuchi show an artistically carved out blossom. The menuki on the other hand are in the form of full grown “long” or Chinese dragons, which is considered the deity of rain and fertility. The saya has been adorned with an inlay of fish skin starting at the koiguchi. Details: Blade length: 73 cm Handle length: 31 cm Weight with saya: 1.460 Gramm Weight without saya: 1.100 Gramm Hardness: 60/40 HRC

With this katana the John Lee series presents their new premium model. The blade is made ​​of 12x (about 8,000 layers) folded carbon steel, differentiated hardened with clay coat 60 HRC at the blade and about 40 HRC at blade back. The blade is also build in Kobuse-Style * (hard jacket, soft core). The masterful work of the polisher brings Damascus structure and a temper line to reveal, underscored by a mirror polish on the back of the blade. All decorations (Tsuba, Menuki, Fuchi and Kashira) are handmade and set in a simple fall scene the beauty of the moment. This simple but elegant decorations are in the style of the Edo era (1603 - 1868). The handle is wrapped with black silk, lined with traditional paper triangles (Hishigami) and real ray skin. Two conical mekugi (bamboo sticks) connect the long-held tang and the sword handle. The black, high gloss lacquered scabbard features a worked into ray skin inlay. In addition to a high-quality sageo, the scabbard convinces with terminations (koiguchi, kurigata, Kojiri) from buffalo horn. Within the scope of supply are an attractive collector's box made ​​of wood, a printed cloth bag, seal and certificate. Details: Blade length up to Tsuba: 72.5 cm Handle Length: 29 cm Overall length without scabbard: 102.5 cm Weight without scabbard: 1290 g