Paul Chen Tsunami (Big wave) Katana
Ever searched for a good cutter that can handle heavy targets ? Don't look
any further, you just found it !
This Tsunami katana is stylized with the renowned Tomoe motif. The tsuba, fuchi,
& kashira are made of black iron and marked with the Tomoe crest (mon).
The blade is hand-forged from T10 high-carbon steel and are differentially
tempered using traditional claying methods. The temper line (hamon) is evident
and prominent. Each piece has a deeply lacquered black saya with a one-piece
brass habaki construction. Real ray skin (same) is used on the tsuka, and the
tsuka-ito and sageo are made of premium woven Japanese black cotton.
The katana is constructed with a large o-kissaki and are ideal for cutting
exercises (tameshigiri). Although this sword is highly decorative, it is fully
functional and can be used for cutting practice or tameshigiri
This katana does come with a cleaning kit and sword bag ! Blade Specifications
Blade length: 73,5 cm
Cross section : 7 mm
Tsuka length: 29,5 cm
Weight : 1120 gr.
Kissaki : 3,4 cm
POB : 14 cm
Moto-Haba : 3,1 cm
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