Hand Forged Odachi Sword Clay Tempered Japanese Long Sword Copper Tsuba Shell Saya Honsanmai HAND SHARPENING:Unsharpened combines the precision of traditional

combines the precision of traditional Japanese swords with the sleek design of a modern ninja weapon

making it an exceptional choice for collectors and martial artists alike

SL1230 is a wakizashi and another in Coolkatana's catalog of swords where the blade is specially-folded during the forging process to produce a hada with a beautiful

It was an idea that was popularized in the anime by the character Rurouni Kenshin who used a reversed-edged sword to avoid killing his opponents

fuchi and kashira are made of copper

Hand Forged Odachi Sword Clay Tempered Japanese Long Sword Copper Tsuba Shell Saya Honsanmai HAND SHARPENING:Unsharpened combines the precision of traditionalDescription: Odachi or nodachi was a type of traditionally made Japanese sword used by the samurai class of feudal Japan. Odachi are difficult to produce because their length makes traditional heat treatment more complicated: The longer a blade is, the more difficult (and expensive) it is to heat the whole blade to a homogeneous temperature, both for annealing and to reach the hardening temperature. The quenching process then needs a bigger quenching