MartialSportsGear.com - Full Tang Rurouni Kenshin Sword Sharp Reverse Blade Sakabato
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List Price: $185.00
Our Price: $92.95
Your Save: $ 92.05 ( 50% )
Availability: N/A
Manufacturer: China
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Binding: Misc.
Brand: Sword Demon
Feature: Measurements: 40 3/4 inches overall closed, 39 1/4 inches overall open, 27 1/2 inch blade length
Label: China
Legal Disclaimer: Legal Disclaimer of Liability. You must be of at least 18 years of age to purchase this product. It is the buyers responsibility to check your local laws before buying.
Manufacturer: China
Publisher: China
Studio: China
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Features
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Measurements: 40 3/4 inches overall closed, 39 1/4 inches overall open, 27 1/2 inch blade length
19/64 inch Blade Thickness, 3 3/4 x 3 inch Guard Dimensions
Low Polish High Carbon Steel Blade Material
Authentic Rayskin w/ Braided Nylon Overlay
Includes Wood Scabbard and Black Cotton Sword Bag
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Editorial Reviews:
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Finally a Rurouni Kenshin sword that has been constructed for a functional and practical use. The Rurouni Kenshin Full Tang Samurai Katana Sword has been constructed from one fine piece of carbon steel and buffed to a low polish finish. A wide Shinogi allows for actual use and combat application and is decorated with an even deep Hi running the length of the blade, and authentic Hamon along the edge. Sharpened to a razor sharp edge this sword should not be used by children and caution is highly recommended. The Tsuka has been created with traditional Samurai components and uses authentic Same with a real Ido wrapped cloth handle. Accented with antiqued Fuchi and Kashira the Full Tang Kenshin will appear wonderful in your katana collection. Don't pick a decorative sword for your possible Rurouni Kenshin cosplay costume, pick one that could be used by Kenshin himself. The sword has been created under the specifications of the swords appearing in a vast amount of Rurouni Kenshin/Samurai X anime series' and mangas. Measurements: 40 3/4 inches overall closed, 39 1/4 inches overall open, 27 1/2 inch blade length. 19/64 inch Blade Thickness, 3 3/4 x 3 inch blade thickness. Included with the Full Tang Rurouni Kenshin Samurai Katana is a black cotton sword bag and wooden transportation scabbard.
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: the blacksmith is right you idiot
Comment: How are you gonna go and tell someone that actually knows how to forge that they're wrong, and yes I am a practitioner of the sword as well and anyone who is and not retarded knows that a "hi" or actually "bo-hi" as it is properly termed is merely to lighten the blade, all that blood groove so the blade doesn't get stuck is a bunch of BS, just like the blacksmith said. For one thing in techniqiue you wouldn't run someone through all the way to the tsuba(guard) you just thrust and at most put the top six inches or so in the person.(not that I have ever done that but I am not one to study watered down martial arts so I like it how it really is.) If you ever see real katanas(ie japanese made from a long time ago) especially the ones from eras where Japan was constantly at war, there is never a bo hi, a bo hi causes a sword to essentially not have as powerful a cut. Anyone who has even touched iaido or batto knows this, for people who just go around stabbing random stuff and has never even performed a legitimate tameshigiri(practice cutting)with the bamboo roll doesn't know a damn thing. Plus I guarantee you, any katana that is even remotely usable will cost at the very least two hundred to three hundred dollars and that is a great deal ! Cheness produce some nice ones, and hanwei has some decent ones in the lower end but very very nice ones in the upper end. I am pretty sure this blade is just surface hardened and not thorough hardened.(meaning it is not fully tempered inside and will break) And as far as full tang goes that can mean alot of different things, I have an old hanwei katana that snapped on me during a cut one day after a few years of training with it, so I dissaembled it the handle and was comparing the tang from the hanwei katana and a cheness katana the hanwei was almost half the thickness, both sowrds are considered "full tang" I'm pretty sure this blade would snap in a second if you really tried to strike something. And that means your gonna have ten or so inches of sharpened steel blade flying up at you so hopefully you luck out like me and it doesn't hit you in the face. I am giving this four stars for a nice decoration sword that can be swung around here and there but never would I consider this suitable for practice kata and absolutely never would i strike something with this, from the way it looks i could probably cut or break cut this sword in two with one of my better katanas. Just be careful not to hurt yourself and don't knock people with way more experience than you.(ie talkin crap to the blacksmith, that guy is far closer to the essence of these things than you ever will be and your ignorance and big mouth just makes you all the more stupid sounding.
Customer Rating:
Summary: very good completely accurate
Comment: Complete accuracey i was actualy watching some kenshin episodes and i noticed a faint HI on the right side of his sword very nice and sturdy too strong as heck, sharp enough to cut a hair. awsome buy for the price.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good Buy
Comment: Great sword and fast shipping. Haven't used it but seems very sturdy. Perfect sword to buy if you like Rurouni Kenshin.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A Practitioner's Point of View
Comment: I couldn't vouch for the "vacuum" purpose of the "Hi" (I've never had to stab anyone to find out). But it does serve a very practical purpose. The "Hi" shouln't be viewed so much as a "dent" in the blade as it should be viewed as a structure. If you don't believe me then try testing this with a couple pieces of paper folded into the shape of a hollow "blade" lenth wise; one with a "Hi" and one without. I'm sure that you will find that the one without is more flexible, therefore more likely to snap from a thrusting technique. This structure was designed out of the need for swordsmen to use a slightly lighter varient of the Katana that could be easily wielded with one hand, without sacrificing power or stability. This resulted in weapons, such as the Iaito (named for the Iaido technique) which were slightly shorter, notably lighter, and had the groove running the length of the blade to balance out the defecit. Overall, this Sakabatou isn't of such a design that it would need a "Hi", but it looks nice anyway. And admitably, it is not faithful to the principle forge. But it is a good, durable blade as display pieces go, with good attention to the details. I found it a little bizarre that a sword with this legacy has a sharper blade than my shoe-cutting knives at home, which is why it lost a star. In the end, I'm glad I bought it.
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Summary: so called blacksmith
Comment: there is only one review of this item and it sickens me. the "hi" as the other review says is called a blood groove in English and is put on all swords that are to serve functional purposes. the blood groove, the valley on the blade, is put there so that when you stab someone with it it doesn't create a vacuum so that the sword is hard to pull out. without the blood groove the sword would be stuck in the person you stabbed and hard to pull out. it is true that the sword is not accurate. i love the story of the ancient man-slayer Kenshin. it is true that on the anime his sword does not have a blood groove. but its anime. its Japanese animation. there are also animes called Bleach and Naruto and you could never get the swords or do the things you see them doing. it is still a good replica and besides the blood groove, which you would need to actually call it a practical use sword, it is extremely accurate. and for all of those who pose as blacksmiths... do your homework like i did.
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