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John Lee Golden Flower Katana
- 449.00€
Please note:
We do not sell this product to customers under the age of 18. Please provide your birth date when ordering. We'll also need a scanned copy of your ID-card or passport sent to prekyba@strele.lt by e-mail.
Hand-forged Samurai Sword 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 hilt (tsuka) is made of wood and covered in real fish skin (same)
- the hilt is wrapped (tsuka-ito) in traditional black cotton
- there are two decorative grip swells (menuki)
- the hilt (tsuka) is anchored to the blade with bamboo pins (mekugi)
- the scabbard (saya) is made of wood
- the blade has a brass collar (habaki) so it won't rattle in the scabbard
- the design follows museum originals
JOHN LEE Golden Flower Katana
This unusually beautiful Tsuba copies an original by a master of the 18th century. Since they did not sign their work, these artists are not known by name. The Tsuba is elaborately worked, with golden cherry blossoms (Sakra), one of the most important sybols of the japanese culture. They symbolise beauty, departure and transience.
Details:
- the blades are folded 12 times
- total length: approx. 104 cm
- blade length: approx. 74 cm
- hilt length: approx. 30 cm
- blade curve (sori): approx. 18-20 mm
- weight without scabbard: approx. 1.04 kg
- weight with scabbard: approx. 1.3 kg
