Golden Oriole Katana

This modern made katana is made by the Hanwei forge of Paul Chen and mounted with an antiqued "Golden Oriole" Theme.

This samurai sword, the Golden Oriole Katana is mounted in bleu with antique finished fittings (tsuba, fuchi & kashira) . The story told by the stunning tsuba of this katana is of a mantis stealthily stalking the cricket, unaware that he is himself being stalked by the Golden Oriole.

The dark bleu tsuka-ito is made of imported Japanese cotton over high grade ray skin. The blade is hand-forged in high-carbon steel and is edge-tempered using the traditional clay tempering method, resulting in a distinct hamon. Edge hardness is 60HRC, back hardness 40HRC.

This blade comes with a bo-hi (groove) The grip is double-pegged to the tang for safety. Although this sword is highly decorative, it is fully functional and can be used for cutting practice or tameshigiri

Supplied with a protective cloth bag and traditional maintenance kit.