Paul Chen Tori Katana
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The Paul Chen Tori Katana combines truly elegant furniture and a powder-steel folded blade with the functionality of our Performance Series. The Tori Katana features a Flying Crane themed Tsuba and Fuchi/Kashira while the Menuki are Kabuto or Japanese helmets. The high quality brown leather Tsuka-ito is wrapped over black Same. The Saya is wrapped at the mouth with black-lacquered rattan and then finished in a textured brown. The Tori Katana is available in three folded steel cutting blade profiles and three Iaito blade lengths.
Frequent Cutting / Advanced Drawing Practice
Paul Chen Katana Blades embody the classical design elements of the most prolific sword design in history. With their strong Shinogi Zukuri shape that accentuates the differential heat treatment, these blades are traditionally proportioned to appeal to the collector but they will also perform well in general cutting of hard or soft targets.
Paul Chen Tori Katana Features:
- Folded ASSAB K120 Swedish steel blade with Super Prominent Hamon and Hada
- Traditional Blade Geometry
- Iron tsuba with crane motif
- Brown Suede-Leather handle wrap and Black rayskin underlay
- All premium fittings
- Wooden scabbard with Buffalo Horn fittings and brown "fingerprintless" speckled finish
- "Clamshell" holding area on scabbard
- Comes with Sword bag and Premium Maintenance kit
Measurements:
Overall length: 40, Blade length: 28, Handle length: 11, Weight: 2lb 7oz, Point of Balance: 5", Width at Guard: 1.34", Width at Tip: 1.03", Thickness at Guard: .25", Thickness at Tip: .16", Sori: 3/4".
