![]() ![]() Specs will vary slightly from piece to piece. The Koi Katana is mounted in black and white and features black same, the tsuka-ito is made of premium white Japanese cotton. The blade on this Katana is differentially hardened using the traditional claying method. ![]() The Habaki is of two-piece construction, the inner section being copper and the outer section gold-plated brass.See Models SH1201 and SH1202 for the Kami Katana and Wakizashi details. The Koi Katana from Paul chen has a hand-forged T10 high-carbon steel blade. Enjoying success as a custom swordsmith, Chen decided to enter the manufacturing business in 1991 and moved to Dalien, known as “the Steel City” of China. The Tsuba, which depicts the Kami, or Guardian Warriors, is crafted in hardened blackened copper with decoration in relief and selective silver and gold detailing. Company History While growing up in Taiwan, Paul Chen found both antique swords and modern custom pieces to be out of his budget range, so he learned how to make swords. The Fuchi, Kashira, Kojiri, Koiguchi and Kurigata are all made from blackened bronze, with decoration in relief and selective detailing of copper, silver and gold. The ray skin used on the tsuka is of the highest quality, and the tsuka-ito and sageo are woven from best quality Japanese silk. See Models SH1201 and SH1203 for the Kami Katana and Tanto details. The Saya is deeply lacquered in red, with a black ring-carved section at the mouth. The folding process creates exceptional hada, or grain pattern, along the blade accentuated by the distinctive hamon. The Kami Tanto has a hand-forged and folded K120C powder steel blade, featuring a hand engraved �Fudo� Horomono and Bo-Hi. ![]()
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