For more than 2600 years, the "City of Treasure", Longquan, is known for making the best swords in the world. Located within the border of South Zhejiang, China and under the Fengyang Mountain, Longquan is rich in resources that are suitable for crafting swords. During the period of Warring States (770-476 B.C.), a famous sword maker named Ou Yezi created the most renowned sword in Longquan. Since then, the secret arts of crafting swords have been passed down from generation to generation. Ryumon & Masahiro swords are hand forged by master craftsman with years of experience from Longquan. These master sword smiths combine modern knowledge with traditional secrets to produce superior quality swords with enhanced durability, sharpness and exquisite craftsmanship. The Ryumon Practical Samurai Sword Katana has a forged and folded AISI 1060 carbon steel blade. Heat treated with traditional process to produce an extremely sharp edge. Each sword in this series utilizes a one piece brass construction blade collar that enables the blade to fit securely in to the scababrd. Three round tsuba designs are available in this series with gun metal finish. The scabbard is done in deep black lacquer and tied with imported japanese cotton sageo The Handle is wrapped with authentic ray skin and imported japanes cotton ito. Each sword comes complete with hang tag, a silk sword bag, cleaning kit, and a certificate of authenticity all packaged in a lacquered wooden box. Overall Length: 42" Blade: 28" Handle: 10 3/4"
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For the price it's unbeatable!
Pros- Beautifully Made!, real San-Mai forged & folded blade, real hamon, real rayskin handle, full tang with 2 pegs in handle, razor sharp, All fittings are tight, good balance, comes with- cleaning kit, sword bag, booklet & certificate of authenticityCons- Most of these have been sitting for a while. Mine was forged a year ago. So the oil the sword was packed in dried and caked on the blade a bit, does not come in a wooden box, also 'Made in China' might be a negative for some buyers(not me)...Bottom Line- This is one cool katana. And for under $200 the price is right. It DOES NOT as the description states come with the wooden sword box. (Not a biggie for me as I already knew Ryumon quit shipping swords in the wooden box a while ago.) But if that's a deal killer for you be warned. The cleaning kit is nice and does come in a wooden box. The little booklet is nice too and describes the care and maintenance of the katana.The sword itself is simply beautiful. The hamon is faint but pretty and will come out more with polishing I'm sure. Point of balance is perfect at 5 1/2" past the tsuba. All of the fittings are tight and it feels SOLID in the hand. (More so than my Musashi. That extra $75 makes a big difference!) In fact, I'd hold this up against a CAS Hanwei practical katana any day of the week. If you do Iaido or Kendo you'll love this sword.If you've got the cash this is a great buy For under $200 I don't think I could find more sword than this anywhere! If you are on a budget though , you might look at Musashi swords. Their ~$80-100 range katanas are also differentially hardened and quite well made.<EDIT> I purchased this sword for under $200 which was a GREAT deal. Since I wrote this review the price has gone up over $100 to $310 + shipping. That is NOT a good deal.(I'll pause while you verify with your favorite search engine.)Wait for them to drop the price below $225 or find it elsewhere.</EDIT>
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