The blade is honsanmai lamination, 1095 high carbon steel is the cutting edge, folded steel is used as jacket steel. It is clay-tempered with a natural hamon. Hamon and folding grains are clearly visible on the blade. The blade is shinogi zujuri with niku, it's suitable for heavy cutting. The tsuka is made of hardwood, it's wrapped with genuine rayskin and synthetic silk ito. The saya is made of hardwood, kurigata, kojiri and koiguchi are polished buffalo horns. The tsuba, fuchi and kashira are made of copper. The sword is fully customisable.

Ryan217 is an elegant-looking but deadly katana. The blade is made of differentially-hardened 1095 carbon steel and finely-polished revealing a beautiful natural hamon. Being made of 1095, this blade is capable of handling hard targets. The tsuka is hardwood with genuine rayskin panels in red lacquer and wrapped with black, synthetic silk ito. The fittings are all made of brass and have an intricate, ryu or dragon theme. The saya is made of hardwood with red varnish and inlayed with mother-of-pearl design. The saya has a clear lacquer coat to give it a glossy finish. The koiguchi, kurikata and kojiri are made of black, buffalo horn.

Ryan1393 is one of Ryansword's series of swords where the blade and handle is made of one solid piece of steel. This makes the sword very durable and take heavy use. This is a heavy sword which can be used with two hands. It is made of folded steel with an oxidized finish. The beautiful folding patterns is clearly visible in the blade and the handle. The blade and handle is crafted to give it a rugged and irregular but beautiful appearance. The sword is provided with a leather scabbard.

Odachi or nodachi was a type of traditionally made Japanese sword used by the samurai class of feudal Japan. Odachi are difficult to produce because their length makes traditional heat treatment more complicated: The longer a blade is, the more difficult (and expensive) it is to heat the whole blade to a homogeneous temperature, both for annealing and to reach the hardening temperature. The quenching process then needs a bigger quenching medium because uneven quenching might lead to warping the blade.  

The blade is forged from 1095 high carbon steel and clay tempered, both folding grains and hamon are clearly visible. The sword is well-balanced, it's battle ready.

The blade is made of 1095 high carbon steel, it's durable for heavy cutting. The handguard and pommel are made of iron, the handle is made of hardwood and wrapped with brown wax cord. The sheath is made of hardwood and wrapped with real leather. The sword is sharpened and battle ready.

Lovingly dubbed the "Falmessertana" the Eldoris Messer is a collaboration between Mr. Eldoris Gardner and Ryan Sword to create a functional, yet affordable back yard cutter. Borrowing from several popular designs, this sword combines the cutting ability of the katana with the superior balance of an European bastard sword. The desire when producing this sword was to have an affordable, durable blade capable of performing not just as a chopper, but to perform technical cuts as well. Form follows function in this design, with a razor sharp edge, as well as a false edge running 9" along the back of the blade. The combination of a distal taper and a half fuller bring the balance very close to the hand and makes this sword feel light and agile. Many long sword techniques (as well as true messer techniques) use the guard as a vital part of the arsenal. The one piece guard draws from the Messer style ring guard. It is simple, yet highly functional providing optimal protection for the hand. Many people come to the sword hobby wanting to have a "real sword" and having to compromise between what they want, and what they can afford. You don't have to compromise between balance, weight, material quality, cutting ability and durability. We stepped away from tradition to bring you the best sub 400 dollar cutter on the market. Sword comes standard with a med cutting geometry. This edge is a good compromise between sharpness and durability allowing the user to perform draw/push cuts with ease but resisting rolling on med/hard targets. You asked the question, here is your answer. Now go cut something!

* Please note, edge geometry and steel type may be chosen by the individual and may impact weight.