Katana

The blade is made of T10 tool steel, it is differentially hardened and has a visible hamon. The area between hamon and shinoji is hazuya polished, so it looks differently. The tsuka is made of hardwood, it's wrapped with genuine rayskin and real leather ito. The saya is made of hardwood, the koiguchi, kojiri and kurigata are polished buffalo horns. The tsuba is made of iron. The motif of this sword is fire, so the saya is red and there's a fire engraving on the blade.

The blade is made of 1095 high carbon steel, it's clay tempered, hamon is clearly visible. The tsuka is made of hardwood, it's wrapped with genuine rayskin and synthetic leather ito. The saya is made of hardwood, partially wrapped with genuine rayskin. The kojiri, koiguchi and kurigata are made of buffalo horn. The tsuba, fuchi, kashira and menuki are made of copper with bamboo motif.

The black mamba is a highly venomous snake endemic to Africa. It got its name from its dark coloration and black mouth which gives it a very deadly look. Ryan1210 is a katana with a black theme and with a lethal look as the snake from which it is named after. The tsuba, fuchi and kashira are made of blackened brass with a snake design. The habaki and seppa are also blackened brass. The tsuka is hardwood wrapped with black rayskin and black suede ito. Suede is a tough material which helps make an excellent grip on the handle of the sword. The saya is matte black with a partial wrap of unpolished black rayskin. It also has black buffalo horn koiguchi, kojiri and kurikata.

The blade is made of differentially-hardened 9260 spring steel with kissaki moroha zukuri geometry. This unique blade form is a rare and old style of sword and may be a transition between the Japanese double-edged sword and the tachi. One of the famous swords with the kissaki moroha zukuri style is the Kogarasu Maru or "Little Crow" which was forged sometime in the early Heian or late Nara period. The Kogarasu Maru is a treasure of the Taira Clan and now a part of the Japanese imperial collection.

The blade is forged with 1095 high carbon steel and folded steel in honsanmai geometry. 1095 high carbon steel is the core steel, it's exposed as cutting edge, folded steel is the jacket layer, boundary lines between different steels are visible. The blade is clay tempered and finely polished, beautiful hamon runs along the blade. The tsuba, fuchi and kashira are made of iron; habaki and menuki are made of brass. The saya is made of hardwood and coated with high quality painting, koiguchi, kurigata and kojiri are polished buffalo horns. The tsuka is made of hardwood and fully-wrapped with genuine rayskin. The sword is fully customizable.

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.

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.

Ryan854 is a katana with a blade made of differentially-hardened 1095 high carbon steel. The blade is of shinogi zukuri geometry with bo hi and a natural hamon. The bohi makes the blade lighter without compromising its strenght and it also produces a distinct sound when the blade is swung properly. The tsuka is made of hardwood with black real, rayskin panels and wrapped in black, synthetic silk ito. The tsuba, fuchi and kashira are made of copper and feature a fan theme. The saya is wood with a glossy, black finish and inlaid with mother-of-pearl (shells) depicting a bird perched on a branch. The koiguchi, kurikata and kojiri are made of black buffalo horn.