Hand-forged samurai sword from the JOHN LEE series
Masterpieces of Asian forging
- The blades of the swords are hand-forged out of 1045 high carbon steel and traditionally hardened.
- The sharpened blades are grooved with a Bo-Hi (fuller) for weight reduction.
- The handle-ends are particularl..
Hand-forged tanto from the John Lee series
Masterpieces of asian swordcraft
- handforged from carbon steel and traditionally hardened
- the sharpened blade has a fuller for weight reduction
- the handle (tsuka) is made of wood and covered in real fish skin (same)
- the hilt is wrapped (tsuka-..
Masterpiece of Asian forge-craft
- The sharpened blade is hand-forged from Carbon steel (not stainless)
and hardened
- The wooden hilt (Tsuka) is covered with original ray skin (Same)
- The tight hilt-wrapping from dark blue cotton has been done in
traditional Katate..
The Kamakura- Period was (1185-1333) a crucial era in Japanese history. It marks the first military government (Shogunate), officially established in 1192 by shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo. The name refers to the seat of government at that time in the city Kamakura, about 50km southwest of Tokio.
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Masterpiece of Asian craft of forging
- The hilts (Tsuka) are made of wood completed with original ray (Same) skin
- The hilt wrappings (Tsuka-Ito) of black cotton have been applied in traditional kind
- Two Menukis have been put into the hilts
- The handle-ends are particularly long and f..