Practical Plus Custom High Carbon Steel Katana (Paul Chen)
This customized katana is originally build on the base of a standard Paul
Chen Practical Katana.
In order to keep the cost down, the original fittings has been reused and
the flowers represented on the fuchi and kashira got a little polished in order
to give them a lighter color .
The samé (rayskin panels underneath the wrap/ito) was painted black
en Japanese cotton ito was used to rewrap the tsuka.
No changes had been done on the blade or saya since that would raise the price
too much for this katana. Compared with the standard practical plus katana,
it does look very different and gives you an unique sword for a little extra.
This sword can be used for practicing and cutting exercises although I wouldn’t
recommend it when you’re planning to do a lot of cutting or when you need
to cut harder targets such as multiple tatami mats or bamboo.
In case you like to cut harder targets or just do more cutting, consider to
take a Practical Plus XL Light or Practical Plus Elite.
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