Kozuga (bronce)

The kogai was attached to the saya together with the accompanying knife kozuga. Traditionally it was used as a tool. However, it was also common to use it as a throwing-, or thrusting weapon. Details: Length: 20 cm

It is very important that the Katana is cleaned after use by Laido or Tameshigiri. This is a replacement oil for the cleaning set.

High quality stand for one sword with velvet inlays. Total width 39 cm Height 19 cm Depth 8 cm

The maintainance kit has everything in it which you need for the must of care for your handmade sword. Comes with oil and powder. Oil is used to prevent the rust of the sword. Oil makes a film of the oil between the sword body and the air, and it prevents the oxidization of the sword body. Oil dries in about some time. Therefore, reprint it in the new oil once in a month. The thing which made a whetstone powder-shaped is being packed into the Uchiko. White powder appears from the Uchiko when a sword body is struck with the Uchiko. There are two use purposes. The Uchiko removes the old oil which sticks to the sword body. Furthermore, the Uchiko beautifies the surface of the sword. Nuguigami: The Nuguigami is not just regular paper, it is high quality thick japanese paper for cleaning swords. It is used for wiping out old oil and wiping out the Uchiko. The Mekuginuki is used to remove the Mekugi of the sword. The Mekuginuki can remove the Mekugi with the sharp part. In order to use the Mekuginuki for removing the Mekugi, the hammerhead part can be removed from the rest of the Mekuginuki. How to take care for your sword: How to take care of the sword after an Iaido practices or Tameshigiri will be explained with this topic. Take care of the sword after the practices always. If the care for the sword is neglected, a sword rusts in the sweat of the hand. Face an edge toward the top, and pull out a sword slowly from the sheath. Then, be careful not to damage a sheath. Hold the sword pulled out with your left hand. Then, remove old oil and dust from the sword with the Nuguigami. Put a Nuguigami on the Mune of the sword when wiping the sword, and wipe the sword toward the top from the bottom. Pat a sword body with the Uchiko. Powder equally on the both sides of the sword body. Then, wipe the white powder with the new Nuguigami which is different from the paper used some time ago. Repeat this handle, and remove the blurs of the oil completely. Apply new oil to the sword body, and put away a sword to the sheath. Put the oiling paper on the Mune of the sword when oiling the sword, and oil the sword toward the top from the bottom. Don't oil a sword in quantity very much. Oil equally the both sides of the sword body. If the care for the sword is finished, put a sword in the sword bag, and keep it. Keep a sword in the place where it dries in the shade. How to take care of the sword of this topic isn't perfect. Therefore, remove the hilt once in three months, and care for the tang (Nakago) and so on.

This is the Fuku Ryu Katana which is part of our Go-Kening class. Forged of T10 tool steel and differential hardened the blade has a Rockwell Hardness of 60 and the back comes with 40 HRC. The blade is sharply polished and has a Bo Hi. The tsuka ito is made from black silk and features real rayskin underneath it. A "Fuku Ryu" is to be seen on the tsuba, a dragon which is know as the lucky dragon in japanese mythology. The menuki also display a dragon, and also the Fuchi and Kashira show the same motif. The Saya is just simply black glossy and features a silk sageo. The blade of the katana has a very nice hamon pattern which is rounded off by the Chu Kissaki. Specifications Blade length: 74.2 cm Handle length: 30.5 cm Weight with Saya: 1200g Weight without Saya: 1050g Hardness: 60/40 HRC