Bugei is a renowned brand for high-quality, authentic Japanese swords (Katana), designed specifically for collectors, martial artists, and sword fighters. These hand-forged blades are known for their masterful craftsmanship, traditional techniques, and exceptional quality. Each sword is meticulously crafted, offering the perfect balance of aesthetics and functionality.

At Swords-and-more, you’ll find an exclusive selection of Bugei swords, ideal for Iaido, Kenjutsu, and practical sword combat. Experience the perfection of Japanese sword craftsmanship!

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Samurai Tanto

The Samurai Tanto is the strongest and best performing Japanese style blade ever offered at this price. The use of Swedish powdered steel, used in the construction of these tanto, results in outstanding quality and performance. Strength, edge holding, and beauty have all been significantly enhanced by the use of this steel along with the complex folding process. The tsuba is steel and matches the samurai katana. The fuchi and kashira also feature Samurai drawing and cutting engraved in them. The forging process for this sword can be seen on our website. Each of these blades is individually hand forged and folded, heat treated, and mounted. Even with these design parameters each sword is unique. Performance testing has shown them to be strong cutting blades with a good resistance to deflection. The saya and the silk tsuka ito are black. Details: Blade length: 23,4 cm Handle length: 11,5 cm Overall length: 40 cm Steel: Swedish Powdered Steel Folded Steel: yes Weight: 0.32 kg

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Peace Katana, Blade Length 71.12 cm

Click on the Video below to see a full presentation on this sword. The sword shown in the video is a 30" nagasa blade with 14" tsuka. Video is available in high definition if you click through to Youtube. Bugei is pleased to announce the introduction of an all new katana -- The "Peace" Sword.The Peace sword is a robust shinogi zukuri katana with an extended chu kissaki. The blade is moderate in thickness and somewhat wide compared to many designs. However, like the original Tadayoshi school sword the Peace sword is based on, the Peace sword has a shallow bo-hi (full sized groove) and a soe-bi (fine groove) running below the shinogi (ridge line). This allows the sword to remain robust and durable with a good cross-sectional thickness all while helping keep the overall weight of the sword down. The sword moves easily in the hands, is extremely sharp, and is still of a robust design for cutting practice. The hamon is deep with vivid nioi and on close inspection you can see the interaction of the suguha with the underlying finely folded steel. It makes for a more subtle but very elegant look. It also gives the sword a serene appearance. Deadly in appearance, but calm and serene. It appears simple, but the closer you look, the more you see. Which are of course attributes that would appeal to the samurai of old. Calm focus. Peace. Understated elegance.The mokko raised rim tsuba was designed to show the original field with a single bleached skull on the ground. The mokko shape was chosen as many practitioners like the fact that the sword doesn't tend to "roll around" when placing the sword down on the mat when preparing or finishing practice. Tsuba with these sorts of designs were appealing to the samurai. One had to accept the invevitability of death in order to transcend the fear of it.The higo style iron fuchi kashira and kojiri were designed with a background of the same field but with the classical higo design element. No skulls here -- just the ground field and grass on the fuchi with the sky represented in a subtle fashion in classical higo style fittings.Higo style brown silk ito was chosen for the wrap with the typical higo blackened samekawa. The menuki chosen were single gold horses.Finally the black gloss saya (scabbard) shows the summer grasses starting to grow. They are hand brushed in gold paint and gradually increase in frequency towards the iron kojiri but never overpower the simple black gloss saya. The custom made sageo (cord on the saya) is black and gold with gold grasses woven into the sageo, carrying the theme. The dimensions on the saya are more like antique saya than modern production saya in these ways.As each sword is hand forged there will be slight variation from one sword to the next. However, we measured the sword pictured above to give basic specification of the sword. The thickness of the sword (kasane) at the habaki is 7mm tapering to 5.5mm at the transition to the tip. The "height" of the sword (motohaba) at the habaki is 32mm tapering to 24mm at the yokote (transition to the tip). The extended chu kissaki is 38mm long. And the blade has a gentle roughly 3/4 inch tori sori. Again, please note that each sword will vary slightly as each sword is hand forged and polished. The sword shown in the Youtube video above is one of the 30" nagasa swords with 14" tsuka. The Peace Sword has been a huge success and sold out our initial orders very quickly. Kasane (thickness at habaki): 7mm Sakikasane (thickness at start of point): 5mm Motohaba (edge to back distance at habaki): 32mm Sakihaba (edge to back distance at tip): 23mm Sori: 5/8" (about 16mm) Futasuji-hi Tsuka: 30.48 cm Blade: 71.12 cm Weight: approx. 1.1 kg Steel: Swedish Powdered Steel Folded Steel: yes

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Dragonfly Katana-Bohi 5160 Steel 71cm/29cm

Our 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.All of our swords are tested extensively before they are put into production. We make sure that our swords perform as good as they look. The Dragonfly held a special significance to the Samurai. Their seemingly tireless movement reflected the Samurai’s desire to give tireless service to his feudal Lord.The dark brown ito is set off by the black same making this a unique offering from Bugei. The lower shinogi and the scant hira-niku make this blade lighter and faster and gives it less resistance in cutting soft targets. The tsuka has the slight “waisting”, ryugo, that is popular with many who study Japanese sword arts. The fittings are beautifully antiqued duplicating the look of old iron. Ted Tenold is responsible for the design and authenticity of these fittings and we think that they are the best that we have offered. Blade: 71cm Handle: 29cm Blade Steel: 5160 Hrc Edge: 59 Hrc Back: 45-48

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Wave Wakizashi (No Bo-hi) Square Tsuba

The Wave style Wakizashi is a custom offering from Bugei. The use of Swedish powdered steel and sophisticated forging and heat treating results in outstanding quality and performance. Strength, edge holding, and beauty have all been significantly enhanced by the use of this steel The blade evidences a gunome style hamon and a dramatic ayasugi-hada with mokume and masame. Also available on this sword is bo-hi ( a groove in the shinogi ji the length of the blade). The Wave style Wakizashi is available with or without bo-hi. The Wave style is available (with pre-order) in several different color combinations of saya and tsuka-ito. With this sword you also have a choice of nagasa (length of blade) and length of tsuka so that you can custom fit the sword to your requirements.The steel tusba has an engraved nami (wave) pattern as does the fuchi and kashira. The nakago (tang) is 10 inches long and secured with two mekugi (holding pins) to ensure strength, safety and longevity of use. SJC1430 = Bugei Wave Wakizashi (No Bo-hi) Square Tsuba 11933 = Bugei Wave Wakizashi (No Bo-hi) Round Tsuba 11934 = Bugei Wave Wakizashi (No Bo-hi) New Wave Tsuba 11935 = Bugei Wave Wakizashi (Bo-hi) Square Tsuba 11936 = Bugei Wave Wakizashi (Bo-hi) Round Tsuba 11937 = Bugei Wave Wakizashi (Bo-hi) New Wave Tsuba Details: Overall length: 64.77 cm Blade length: 45.72 cm Handle length: 16.51 cm Weight: 0.7 kg

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Crane Katana - 5160 Series

The Crane 5160 Katana by Bugei is an elegant but aggressive sword at a very reasonable price. The Crane tapers more towards the tip than our heavier *feeling* Samurai model. The Crane 5160 Katana is forged out of 5160 steel and is through hardened . The tsuba, guard, is a pierced crane style and quite beautiful. The Crane symbolizes wisdom and longevity. The menuki are a younger and an older scholar/sage. The meaning is this, a man of wisdom and integrity would be long in the service of his lord, usually surviving one lord to serve the next generation, thus the analogy with the Crane, wisdom and longevity. This sword will serve well those who want a faster blade for iaido and yet still want a blade that has the strength for serious cutting.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. • Crane 5160 Katana Measurements. • Motohaba 32.6mm • Kasone (at Machi) 8.1mm • Sakihaba (at Yokote) 22.3mm • Sakikasane 6.4mm • Kissaki length 36.5mm • Steel: 5160 steel • Folded Steel: no Blade length: 71.2 cm Handle length: 30 cm Overall length: 105 cm Weight: 1.18 kg

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Samurai Katana, 72.39 cm Blade Length

The Samurai Katana is the strongest and best performing Japanese style blade ever offered at this price. The use of Swedish powdered steel, used in the construction of these shinogi zukuri katana, results in outstanding quality and performance. Strength, edge holding, and beauty have all been significantly enhanced by the use of this steel along with the complex folding process. The thicker, robust blade with ample niku ("meat") evidences a gunome style hamon and a dramatic ayasugi-hada with mokume and masame.The tsuba is steel and engraved with a Samurai drawing his sword.The fuchi and kashira also feature Samurai drawing and cutting engraved in them. The forging process for this sword can be seen on our website. Each of these blades is individually hand forged and folded, heat treated, and mounted. Even with these design parameters each sword is unique. Performance testing has shown them to be strong cutting blades with a good resistance to deflection. James cut cleanly through a 12 mat roll at the Bugei Open House with the Samurai style blade. The nakago are 10 inches with two mekugi. This provides for strength and safety while cutting. These swords are also available with 11 inch up to 15 inch tsuka . The saya and the silk tsuka ito are black.General Blade Specifications (remember each sword is hand forged so there is always minor variation): Motohaba is 1 1/4 inch, Sakihaba is 1 inch, Torisori is 7/8 inch, Hamon is in Gyaku Choji style, and the kissaki is 1 3/4 inches. SJC1434 = Tsuka: 38 cm - blade: 75 cm 11924 = Tsuka: 35.56 cm - blade: 72.39 cm 11925 = Tsuka: 33 cm - blade: 69.85 cm 11926 = Tsuka: 27.94 cm - Blade: 69.85 cm 11927 = Tsuka: 27.94 cm - Blade: 72.39 cm Details: Weight: approx. 1.3 kg Steel: Swedish Powdered Steel Folded Steel: yes

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Bamboo Tanto

Bugei reaches into history to design blades to be used by the student of traditional Japanese Sword Arts. The Bamboo Tanto was Bugei's first production sword. And all these years later the updated Bamboo Tanto with its elegant black fittings and gold bamboo highlights continues to be one of our most popular swords. Bamboo is a popular theme for Japanese sword mounts as it represents both strength and flexibility, qualities highly prized by the Samurai. The tsuba (sword guard) is made from a plate of soft copper that is given a hard gloss black coating and then gold highlights are applied to the intricate bamboo. The tsuka (handle) is wrapped in black silk ito to complement the gloss black saya and glossy black fittings. Details: Blade length: 22.5 cm Handle length: 11.2 cm Overall length: 38 cm Steel: Swedish Powdered Steel Folded Steel: no Weight: 0,3 kg

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Armorer's Katana, 73,66 cm Blade Length, 30,48 cm Handle Length

Some katana are dedicated to the memory of great rulers, warlords, generals, warriors and even battles from Japanese legend. This katana is dedicated to the memory of the legendary sword maker Nagasone Kotetsu of the Edo period. Originating from a family of armor makers, the progression of his work evolved into blade making later in his craft. The legend of his blades was that they could cut through a kabuto (do not try this at home). Strength and resilience were the trademark of his style. Though historically there is debate about how many swords he produced. There were many fakes produced under his mark. Regardless, even if it were a few, the legacy of the quality of his blades lives on today. To retell all the details of his life here would be redundant but collectors, aficionados and practitioners alike should make a study of this important sword maker of the period.We pay homage to this great sword maker with the Armourer's Katana. Featuring depiction of pierced yanone in this uniquely shaped tsuba, which is echoed in the menuki. Simple, elegant and strong, much like the blades of the maker which inspired this katana.Two words can describe this katana: hidden strength. The power and strength of this katana is belied by its simple beauty of humble, blackened textured handle furniture to the silver menuki. A premium dark brown Japanese cotton ito is wrapped around real samegawa (ray skin) in a traditional diamond pattern. A dark chocolate brown saya and a contrasting light brown sageo with buffalo horn kurikata and kojiri complete the theme with the tsuka.The blade is forged and folded from a mixture of T10 and 1055 steels. This allows the hada to be more discernable without losing strength. The hamon is the o-choji style throughout the blade. More details blade specifications can be found below.We believe Nagasone Kotetsu would be proud of this tribute to his legend. Representing strength, resilience and simplicity in one lethal weapon, our hope is that this newest addition to our collection will become legendary in its own right. Details: Weight without saya (sheath): 963 g Total length: 102 cm Nagasa (blade length): 72.39 cm Tsuka (handle length): 27.94 cm Kasane (Thickness at Habaki): 7.9 mm Sakikasane (thickness at the tip): 3.8 mm Motohaba (width of the blade at the habaki): 3.17 cm Sori: 1.58 cm

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Mukade Ni Katana-Ron Chen Exclusive

The successor to the Mukade has arrived in limited edition (only 20!) Handmade by Ron Chen in his forge in Taiwan, the next iteration of Mukade will continue to awe and inspire practitioners and collectors for decades to come. According to Japanese folklore the Mukade (giant centipede) is immortal and a sign of success in battle. Famed Shogun Takeda Shingen took the image of the Mukade for his war banner, along with the Fūrinkazan from Sun Tzu - “as swift as wind, as gentle as forest, as fierce as fire, as unshakable as mountain.” This set is cast from the original metal work by renowned Japanese metal fittings artist Roman Urban. Concept and design by James and Christopher Williams of Bugei. Sword and fittings forged by Ron Chen, sole authorship. The Mukade Katana flows in one smooth curve from the kissaski to the kashira flawlessly. The brown Japanese silk ito grips gently in the hand as its intricately wrapped in katatemaki style around white same (ray skin). The long menuki feature the kanji from Sun Tzu mantra as well as give focus and firmness in the tsuka. The 14" tsuka allows for versatility in your grip. To allow for strength and flexibility, the 28 7/8" blade is made from SN490 steel which is that same steel used in the construction of buildings in Japan that's resistant to earthquakes. The choji hamon pattern whisps across the edge of the blade to the habaki which is etched in the Rain pattern. With 3/4" sori, this blade will cut with resilience and strength. Housing this subtle yet powerful blade is a black laquered wooden saya wrapped in han-samemaki ray skin with a buffalo horn kurikata with brown cotton sageo. Few katana have ever been conceived with as much thought, input and collaboration from so many great and creative minds. With only twenty Mukade Ni Katana to ever be made, you will not want this sword to be lost to history. Key Features: Hand-made by legendary sword maker Ron Chen 29 7/8" SN490 Steel Blade 14" cotton wrapped tsuka Specifications: Overall: 44 5/8" Blade Length: 29 7/8" Handle Length: 14" Weight: 1 lbs 15 oz Width at Guard: 31mm Width at Tip: 24.3mm Thickness at Guard: 6.3mm Thickness at Tip: 4.4mm Sori: 1" Blade Steel: SN490 Handle Material: Japanese Cotton

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Armorer's Katana, 72.39 cm blade length, 27.94 cm handle length

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Amourer's Katana, 76,2 cm Blade Length, 33 cm Handle Length

Some katana are dedicated to the memory of great rulers, warlords, generals, warriors and even battles from Japanese legend. This katana is dedicated to the memory of the legendary sword maker Nagasone Kotetsu of the Edo period. Originating from a family of armor makers, the progression of his work evolved into blade making later in his craft. The legend of his blades was that they could cut through a kabuto (do not try this at home). Strength and resilience were the trademark of his style. Though historically there is debate about how many swords he produced. There were many fakes produced under his mark. Regardless, even if it were a few, the legacy of the quality of his blades lives on today. To retell all the details of his life here would be redundant but collectors, aficionados and practitioners alike should make a study of this important sword maker of the period.We pay homage to this great sword maker with the Armourer's Katana. Featuring depiction of pierced yanone in this uniquely shaped tsuba, which is echoed in the menuki. Simple, elegant and strong, much like the blades of the maker which inspired this katana.Two words can describe this katana: hidden strength. The power and strength of this katana is belied by its simple beauty of humble, blackened textured handle furniture to the silver menuki. A premium dark brown Japanese cotton ito is wrapped around real samegawa (ray skin) in a traditional diamond pattern. A dark chocolate brown saya and a contrasting light brown sageo with buffalo horn kurikata and kojiri complete the theme with the tsuka.The blade is forged and folded from a mixture of T10 and 1055 steels. This allows the hada to be more discernable without losing strength. The hamon is the o-choji style throughout the blade. More details blade specifications can be found below.We believe Nagasone Kotetsu would be proud of this tribute to his legend. Representing strength, resilience and simplicity in one lethal weapon, our hope is that this newest addition to our collection will become legendary in its own right. Details: Weight without saya (sheath): 963 g Total length: 109 cm Nagasa (blade length): 76.2 cm Tsuka (handle length): 33 cm Kasane (Thickness at Habaki): 7.9 mm Sakikasane (thickness at the tip): 3.8 mm Motohaba (width of the blade at the habaki): 3.17 cm Sori: 1.58 cm

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