Handachi: Katana-Tachi Mix description

Product features:

- Special Katana type
- Sharp blade made from high-quality steel
- Suitable for all types of cutting exercises
- Particularly elaborate and beautiful decoration
- Sale from 18!

Product description:
Katana in Handachi shape with elaborately crafted blade.

Handachi literally means half tachi and forms a transition between the samurai sword tachi and the later popular katana. This sword form was also very popular in the Edo period and the Edo Handachi is the template for this copy.
The sword was carried like a katana, but still has elements of its more ornate predecessor, the tachi, as can be seen in the design of the scabbard and the hilt.

The blade is forged from folded steel and has been treated with differential hardening. This results in a hard cutting edge and a slightly softer body, as is usual with Japanese swords. The steel used is high-quality carbon steel with a carbon content of more than 0.7 per cent. The Maru blade is forged in the Shinogi Zukuri style and the surface has been polished in a time-consuming process.

The Ji area of the blade clearly shows the pattern of the folded steel, the upper area is polished to a mirror finish and the hardened area on the cutting edge is particularly emphasised, which highlights the beautiful Suguha Hamon.
The cutting edge is hardened to 56 HRC.

The scabbard is made of wood. It is black, but covered with small, reflective particles, which corresponds to the lacquer finish of a tachi. The end of the scabbard is fitted with a metal element.

The handle is also made of wood, the handle winding of blue tape is made to the highest standards including hishigami (small pieces of paper that are worked in under the handle tape). The end cap of the sword is in tachi style. The grip is so well crafted that a mekugi is sufficient, as with the historical models.

The sword is very light in the hand and is easy to wield.

Dimensions and weight:
- Total length with scabbard: approx. 106 cm
- Blade length from tsuba: approx. 72.5 cm
- Handle length: approx. 27 cm
- Weight without saya: 1050 grams

Due to the special exclusivity of this sword, discount vouchers cannot be used for the purchase.

The sword is forged in small quantities. If the status is "available", it means that we have the sword in stock and it can be ordered with the normal delivery time (a few working days after receipt of payment).
If the status is "Available for repeat order", this means that we do not currently have a copy in stock. You are still welcome to place a pre-order. Production will take approx. 12 weeks with this status.

ATTENTION: According to German law, the purchase of this item is only permitted for persons of legal age. We check the age of every buyer!
Please ensure that the deposited recipient accepts the delivery in person and can prove their age with an ID card. The age and identity will be checked by the delivery service upon handover.

Please note that orders without proof of age will not be handed over!
Due to the special handling of this item, delivery to packing stations or parcel acceptance points is unfortunately not possible.

History of the mixture of tachi and katana

The handachi is a mixture of a tachi and the later sword Uchigatanaknown as Katana.
It dates from a transitional phase between the two swords and the KoshiraeThe mounting of the sword has elements that were common for the tachi as well as for the katana.

The tachi was the main sword of samurai warriors from the 10th to the 15th century. It was therefore also the sword for official occasions. In the 14th and 15th centuries, the shorter katana became more and more fashionable and many samurai wore it.

However, as the tachi was still commonly used on public occasions, there were swords that looked like a tachi but were worn on the belt with the edge pointing upwards like the katana.
If required, the sword could be converted into a tachi.

This type of sword disappeared after the katana became the official main sword of the samurai.
Later in the Edo period there was a renaissance for these swords, which were very popular because of the much more striking decoration compared to the normal katana.

Manufacturer: DerShogun, Andara GmbH, Brunnenweg 15, 64331 Weiterstadt, info@andara-gmbh.de