John Lee Musashi Ichi Katana replica

Description

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 handle (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
- this sword was crafted following museum originals

JOHN LEE Musashi Ichi Tanto
Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645) was one of Japans most imposing samurais, often called the best sword fighter of all time. He was a master artist and craftsman who founded his own school of tsuba manufacture, most well-known for the simple double-oval tsuba.

Details:

• total length: approx. 103.5 cm
• blade length: approx. 73 cm
• hilt length: approx. 31 cm
• blade curve (sori): approx. 18-20 mm
• weight without scabbard: approx. 1 kg
• weight with scabbard: approx. 1.25 kg