Whether you’re a long-time sword collector or someone who’s just started to dip a foot into the waters, you’d certainly know the type of steel used in crafting a katana. Yep, that’s...
Category: Katanas
Now that you have received your 80-centimetre long, folded, clay-tempered, tamahagane-steel katana with elegant koshirae, it looks like you are ready to do some badass tameshigiri. Before you proceed...
Cowboys and indians. Cops and robbers. These pretend games are just some of the activities that we love to play as children. However, now that you’ve grown and have become a serious sword...
Most people think of the katana as an extremely light and razor-sharp blade because of the way it’s portrayed in pop culture, particularly in manga, anime, and even Hollywood. But is the Japanese...
The samurai, feudal Japan’s elite warrior class, are long gone. However, their legend and legacy remains, including those historical relics that make the samurai what they were and what we know of...
The Japanese katana is one of the most iconic swords in history. Revered and venerated by the elite warriors who once wielded it, the traditional katana is such a spectacular blade to behold. No...