Katana

Ryan1322 is a katana with a shinogi zukurigeometry. Its blade is made of folded 1095 high carbon steel. The blade has no groove and the folding of the blade during forging produces a very distinct and beautiful raindrop pattern. This is different from the appearance of the usual folded steel which has a wavy hada. The hada on this blade looks like irregularly-shaped ripples.

The tsuka is made of hardwood wrapped with red, rayskin panels and black synthetic silk ito. The red saya is hardwood with grooves and has a buffalo horn koiguchi and black-brown sageo.

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 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 and sharpened. The color film on the blade is solid. The tsuka is made of hardwood, wrapped with genuine rayskin and synthetic silk ito. The saya is made of hardwood. Tsuba, fuchi and kashira are made of alloy. The sword is fully customisable.

Tamahagane, which in Japanese literally means "jewel steel" or "precious steel", is a type of steel made in the Japanese traditional way. Tamahagane is made by smelting iron sand in a clay furnace called "tatara" and mixing it with charcoal to produce steel with various carbon content. This very laborious process takes as much as 3 days. After the smelting process, the tatara is broken and the steel bloom or "kera" is broken and swordsmiths segregate and collect the steels with various carbon contents.

Making a blade from tamahagane requires high level of expertise from the swordsmith. Swordsmiths will laminate the different types of steel collected from the kera to create a sword which has a hard edge, soft core and springy sides.

Ryan1277 is a katana with a blade made of Chinese tamahagane. The blade of this sword is hazuya-jizuya polished to bring out the beauty of the blade. It takes a polisher several weeks to do the entire polishing process. The tsuka is made of hardwood and fully wrapped with one-piece genuine rayskin and real leather ito. The tsuba, fuchi, menuki and kashira are made of copper and with silver plating. The saya is made of hardwood with dragon engraving. Black buffalo horns are used as koiguchi, kurikata and kojiri.  The sword is fully customizable.

Tamahagane, which in Japanese literally means "jewel steel" or "precious steel", is a type of steel made in the Japanese traditional way. Tamahagane is made by smelting iron sand in a clay furnace called "tatara" and mixing it with charcoal to produce steel with various carbon content. This very laborious process takes as much as 3 days. After the smelting process, the tatara is broken and the steel bloom or "kera" is broken and swordsmiths segregate and collect the steels with various carbon contents.

Making a blade from tamahagane requires high level of expertise from the swordsmith. Swordsmiths will laminate the different types of steel collected from the kera to create a sword which has a hard edge, soft core and springy sides.

Ryan1273 is a katana with a blade made of Chinese tamahagane. The blade of this sword is hazuya-jizuya polished to bring out the beauty of the blade. It takes a polisher several weeks to do the entire polishing process. It has a sugu or straight hamon and the hada of the blade can be clearly seen.The tsuka is made of hardwood and fully wrapped with one-piece genuine rayskin and synthetic silk ito. The tsuba, fuchi, menuki and kashira are made of iron and with dragon pattern. The saya is made of hardwood, wrapped with bamboo. Black buffalo horns are used as koiguchi, kurikata and kojiri.  The sword is fully customizable.

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.

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 made of 1095 high carbon steel and darkened, the area under hamon presents different color. It's unokubi zukuri, the thickness on the back becomes thinner from the half of the blade towards the tip, but the back turns to thick near the kissaki. There's no yokote. The tsuka is made of hardwood and wrapped with geneuine rayskin and synthetic silk ito. The tsuba is made of iron, fuchi and kashira are made of brass.

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. Besides the hamon, the boundary lines between different steels are also visible. The tsuka is made of hardwood, it's wrapped with genuine rayskin and synthetic leather ito. The saya is made of hardwood, it is covered in polished mother-of-pearl and shells and give a unique glow of random colors. The koiguchi, kurigata and kojiri are polished buffalo horns. The tsuba, fuchi, kashira are made of iron. The sword is fully customisable.