com, the Sell on Etsy app, and the Etsy app, as well as the electricity that powers Etsy’s global offices and employees working remotely from home in the US. The handle is covered with a black glossy paint, surrounded by a white nylon rope carefully braided. Unofficial replica of 40 cm steel blade, handle with black leatherette stringing and red imitation ray skin, black sheath with gray details. This lightweight and durable sword is constructed from four thick sheaves of bamboo tied together, with a suede grip handle and tension ties.

Also the blade will experience less resistance while hitting some tatami and the cuts will look cleaner using a correct technique. This all-wooden Shirasaya has an unsharpened blade, a natural lacquered handle, a golden habaki and a beautiful natural lacquered wooden scabbard (Saya). In kendo, the shinai is treated in the same way as a edged or bladed weapon, like an actual metal sword, and competitors are trained to think of it as a dangerous instrument if misused. I feel the weight but it does not detract from manipulating the blade and I find it is very easy to control. X.ZENCHO The total length of the katana,including the stem (the blade length is only the blade body).To enable personalised advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies.

But to really know how hard or soft the steel was, I had to add in a slightly more challenging target. If want to save a lot of money while still being able to pay for bamboo katana, there are plenty of ways to save money, such as deal hunting.We can use international courier to send to most of the countries in the world, such as USA, UK, France, Italy, Mexico, Portugal, Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg, Holland, Czech Republic and so on. We send our katana via our certified safe and reliable international courier to ensure that nothing goes wrong, and if by any chance our katana is not delivered for any reason, we will fully refund the amount you paid! G.MUNEMACHI The notch at the top of the blade stem,where the back surface (mune) of the blade begins.