This is a beautiful katana with a shobu zukuri blade made of folded 1095 high carbon steel. Being made of 1095 steel means that this sword can be used on heavy targets without compromising its edge. Adding to the grain pattern or hada on the blade brought by the folding process is a beautiful horimono or engraving on both sides of the blade near the habaki.

The tsuba, fuchi, kashira and menuki are made of cast brass with beautiful designs. The habaki and seppa are made of brass as well. The tsuka is wrapped with real rayskin in white color and black, synthetic silk ito. The black saya is made of hardwood with dragon engraving and with buffalo horn koiguchi, kurikata and kojiri.

The sword is designed for iaido practice, the blade is made of 1060 carbon steel and dull. Wire-brushed grains are clearly visible on the blade. The hamon is hand-abrasived. The sword has a beautiful shape, well-balanced and assembled tightly. The blade is full tang, the handle is made of hardwood and wrapped with genuine rayskin and synthetic silk ito. The saya is made of hardwood. The tsuba is made of iron. The sword is fully customizable.

The sword is designed for iaido practice, the blade is made of 1060 carbon steel and dull. Wire-brushed grains are clearly visible on the blade. The hamon is hand-abrasived. The sword has a beautiful shape, well-balanced and assembled tightly. The blade is full tang, the handle is made of hardwood and wrapped with genuine rayskin and synthetic silk ito. The saya is made of hardwood. The tsuba, fuchi and kashira are made of iron. The sword is fully customizable.

Brisingr is another sword of the protagonist Eragon in the movie and novel of the same name. The forging of Brisingr is attributed to Rhunön, the great elf smith who forge the swords of all Dragon Riders. However Rhunön, forged Brisingr using Eragon's body with the aid of some magic in keeping with her oath not to make any Dragon Rider's blade anymore.

Ryansword's Brisingr is a reproduction of Eragon's sword from the movie. The blade is double-edged with acurved, iron handguard. The handle,which is designed to accomodate two-handed handling, is wrapped in blue cord and ends with a faux sapphire as a pommel.

The Jian is a Chinese double-edged straight sword. The earliest records of a jian dates back to the 7th century BCE. The first jians were mostly made of bronze and then progressed to iron and then steel with advances in metallurgy. The jian's form varied slightly during the different dynasties in China but with the main feature of being double-edged and straight retained.
Ryan Sword han jian rsj227, a beautiful reproduction of the sword in the Han dynasty(B.C 202-A.D 220). The blade is made of folded steel, beautiful Hada is clearly visible. The handle is designed to be held by one hand and is made of hardwood wrapped in waxed cotton cord. The handle ends in a flat, alloy pommel. The handguard and ornaments in the scabbard are also made of alloy. The scabbard is made of rose wood, the color and vein is natural.

Taiji Jian(sword) is a straight two-edged sword used in the training of the Chinese martial art Taiji Quan. It’s also a traditional Taiji weapon. Compared with other weapons, Taiji Jian is light and agile, it is not suitable for heavy cutting. A well-made Taiji Jian requires a lot of skill and experience from the smith to make a well-balanced blade with good flexibility (excluding mold-made stainless steel blades). The P.O.B (point of balance) of traditional Taiji Jian is generally located at around 5cm in front of the hand guard. The width at the hand guard is 3.5cm and taper to the tip. There are two kinds of blades used in traditional Chinese martial art----soft and hard. The soft blade is more for show, not functional for cutting. The hard blade is made of carbon steel, it is flexible but hard enough to cut. The flexibility is very important for a Taiji Jian. A easy way to tell the flexibility is to stab the tip of the blade into a block of wood on the ground. The sword will not stand stably by itself if the blade is too “soft”; if the blade is too hard, then the sword will not move at all. The good blade is when you push it, it swings a bit, something like a clock pendulum but it stands vertically very soon. There are many kinds of fittings can be used on Taiji Jian, but brass fittings with engraving are the most typical. Usually the hand guard is yuanbao-shaped( Yuanbao is gold or silver ingot used in ancient China).

The blade of rsj226 is made of folded steel, beautiful grains of folded steel are clearly visible. The scabbard and handle are made of rosewood, the color and wood veins are natural. The fittings are made of brass. The blade is sharpened, it can be dull per customer request. The blade length is customizable.

Taiji Jian(sword) is a straight two-edged sword used in the training of the Chinese martial art Taiji Quan. It’s also a traditional Taiji weapon. Compared with other weapons, Taiji Jian is light and agile, it is not suitable for heavy cutting. A well-made Taiji Jian requires a lot of skill and experience from the smith to make a well-balanced blade with good flexibility (excluding mold-made stainless steel blades). The P.O.B (point of balance) of traditional Taiji Jian is generally located at around 5cm in front of the hand guard. The width at the hand guard is 3.5cm and taper to the tip. There are two kinds of blades used in traditional Chinese martial art----soft and hard. The soft blade is more for show, not functional for cutting. The hard blade is made of carbon steel, it is flexible but hard enough to cut. The flexibility is very important for a Taiji Jian. A easy way to tell the flexibility is to stab the tip of the blade into a block of wood on the ground. The sword will not stand stably by itself if the blade is too “soft”; if the blade is too hard, then the sword will not move at all. The good blade is when you push it, it swings a bit, something like a clock pendulum but it stands vertically very soon. There are many kinds of fittings can be used on Taiji Jian, but brass fittings with engraving are the most typical. Usually the hand guard is yuanbao-shaped( Yuanbao is gold or silver ingot used in ancient China).

The blade of rsj225 is made of folded steel, beautiful grains of folded steel are clearly visible. The scabbard and handle are made of rosewood, the color and wood veins are natural. The fittings are made of brass.

Taiji Jian(sword) is a straight two-edged sword used in the training of the Chinese martial art Taiji Quan. It’s also a traditional Taiji weapon. Compared with other weapons, Taiji Jian is light and agile, it is not suitable for heavy cutting. A well-made Taiji Jian requires a lot of skill and experience from the smith to make a well-balanced blade with good flexibility (excluding mold-made stainless steel blades). The P.O.B (point of balance) of traditional Taiji Jian is generally located at around 5cm in front of the hand guard. The width at the hand guard is 3.5cm and taper to the tip. There are two kinds of blades used in traditional Chinese martial art----soft and hard. The soft blade is more for show, not functional for cutting. The hard blade is made of carbon steel, it is flexible but hard enough to cut. The flexibility is very important for a Taiji Jian. A easy way to tell the flexibility is to stab the tip of the blade into a block of wood on the ground. The sword will not stand stably by itself if the blade is too “soft”; if the blade is too hard, then the sword will not move at all. The good blade is when you push it, it swings a bit, something like a clock pendulum but it stands vertically very soon. There are many kinds of fittings can be used on Taiji Jian, but brass fittings with engraving are the most typical. Usually the hand guard is yuanbao-shaped( Yuanbao is gold or silver ingot used in ancient China).

The blade of rsj224 is made of folded steel, beautiful grains of folded steel are clearly visible. The scabbard and handle are made of rosewood, the color and wood veins are natural. The fittings are made of brass with simple engravings.

Taiji Jian(sword) is a straight two-edged sword used in the training of the Chinese martial art Taiji Quan. It’s also a traditional Taiji weapon. Compared with other weapons, Taiji Jian is light and agile, it is not suitable for heavy cutting. A well-made Taiji Jian requires a lot of skill and experience from the smith to make a well-balanced blade with good flexibility (excluding mold-made stainless steel blades). The P.O.B (point of balance) of traditional Taiji Jian is generally located at around 5cm in front of the hand guard. The width at the hand guard is 3.5cm and taper to the tip. There are two kinds of blades used in traditional Chinese martial art----soft and hard. The soft blade is more for show, not functional for cutting. The hard blade is made of carbon steel, it is flexible but hard enough to cut. The flexibility is very important for a Taiji Jian. A easy way to tell the flexibility is to stab the tip of the blade into a block of wood on the ground. The sword will not stand stably by itself if the blade is too “soft”; if the blade is too hard, then the sword will not move at all. The good blade is when you push it, it swings a bit, something like a clock pendulum but it stands vertically very soon. There are many kinds of fittings can be used on Taiji Jian, but brass fittings with engraving are the most typical. Usually the hand guard is yuanbao-shaped( Yuanbao is gold or silver ingot used in ancient China).

The blade of rsj223 is made of folded steel, beautiful grains of folded steel are clearly visible. The scabbard and handle are made of rosewood, the color and wood veins are natural. The fittings are made of alloy.