This katana is intricately forged in the shihozume lamination structure. The edge is made of 1095 high carbon steel which has high hardness while the sides are made of folded steel which has high flexibility and has a beautiful grain pattern or hada. Iron is used to form the softer core of the blade. The shihozume lamination is a labor-intensive forging technique that requires high skill level on the part of the swordsmith. Imperfect fusion or welding of the different steel types on the blade can cause the blade to delaminate or split.

The blade is forged from 1095 high carbon steel, during forging it's folded in a certain way to generate beautiful folding patterns, the blade is very hard and durable. The blade is full tang, it tapers down with a wide blood groove on each side. The fittings are made of iron, the handle is made of hardwood and wrapped with leather cord.

The blade is honsanmai structure, 1095 high carbon steel is the core steel and cutting edge, folded steel is the jacket layer. The grains of folded steel is clearly visible. The blade is clay tempered, from hamon to mune the blade is polished with hazuya stone. The tsuka is made of hardwood, wrapped with one-piece genuine rayskin and synthetic silk ito. Rayskin is painted gold to match the rayskin color on saya. The saya is made of hardwood, kurigata, koiguchi and kojiri are polished yellow buffalo horns. Tsuba, fuchi and kashira are made of copper and plated with gold and silver. This sword is fully customisable

Ryan1294 is a short-version replica of William Wallace's sword in the movie of "Braveheart", it's functional and battle ready. The blade is full tang and made of 1095 high carbon steel, it can be used on heavy targets without compromising its edge. The handle is made of hardwood and wrapped with brown wax cord. The sheath is made of hardwood and fully wrapped with real leather. The handguard, pommel and fittings on sheath are made of iron.

Ryan1168 is one of our midlevel swords. The blade is of a shinogi-zukuri geometry and in a gyaku kobuse style of lamination. The edge is made of 1095 high carbon steel while the core is made of a softer steel. The blade is differentially-hardened with a natural hamon and can take on hard targets. The tsuka is made of hardwood, wrapped with genuine rayskin and synthetic silk ito. The tsuba, fuchi and kashira are all made of copper inlayed with silver and feature an intricate flower theme. The menuki is a silver praying mantis while the habaki and seppa are also made of brass. The saya is made of hardwood with black buffalo horn koiguchi, kurikata and kojiri. It has a smooth, black lacquer finish and has grooves along its length. The sageo is black synthetic silk.

The blade is forged from 1095 high carbon steel, during forging it's folded in a certain way to generate beautiful folding patterns, the blade is very hard and durable. The blade is full tang, it tapers down with a wide blood groove on each side. The fittings are made of iron, the handle is made of hardwood and wrapped with leather cord.

The blade is honsanmai lamination, 1095 high carbon steel is the cutting edge, folded steel is used as jacket steel. The grains of folded steel are clearly visible. The blade is clay tempered. The tsuka is made of hardwood, wrapped with genuine rayskin and synthetic silk ito. The saya is made of hardwood and painted in black, the pattern on it is hand-drawn. Koiguchi, kurigata and kojiri are buffalo horns. Tsuba, fuchi, kashira and menuki are made of copper with dragon motif.