Product features:
- Handmade
- Made of high-quality 1095 carbon steel with clay hardening!
- Very beautiful, genuine Hamon
- Blade type: Maru, blade length from Tsuba: 2.40 Shaku
- Purchase only possible for persons of legal age!
Product description:
A masterpiece of Asian blacksmithing.
The blade:
Forged by hand from 1095 carbon steel and clay-hardened, resulting in a hardness of approx. 60 HRC on the cutting edge and approx. 40 HRC on the back of the blade.
This ensures the best cutting properties and durability of the blade
Blade type: Maru
Genuine, very beautiful Hamon!
The handle:
Made of solid wood, inlays of real ray skin were used. The blade is held in the handle by 2 bamboo pins for a 1001TP3 firm grip.
The scabbard:
Made of wood, painted black.
This sword has been designed without any kind of "bells and whistles"!
It is simply a perfectly forged, simple katana, just as a samurai would probably have carried it in battle.
Dimensions:
- Total length of the sword with saya: approx. 105.5 cm
- Blade length: approx. 72.7 cm
- Handle length: approx. 29 cm
- Weight with saya 1400 g
- Weight without saya 1075 g
You will receive the matching sword pouch from us as a gift.
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.
Manufacturer: DerShogun, Andara GmbH, Brunnenweg 15, 64331 Weiterstadt, info@andara-gmbh.de
René Marquardt -
A great sword.
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Guest -
I bought the Katana via Amazon from Der Shogun and can only say 5 stars for Serviese and shipping (ordered yesterday and today with me) lightning shipping
The Katana itself simply great super well processed very sharp a real great Hamon
I would buy the Katana again and again, the only thing that would be nice is a certificate of origin and material.
But otherwise *****
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Robert B. -
Beautiful workmanship, very sharp blade and best service.
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Alexander -
All in all, a functional sword that is worth the money!
The blade geometry is good, robust as you would expect from Shinogi Zukuri.
The blade is polished to a mirror finish and the hamon is clearly visible. The tang is as it should be and sits firmly in the handle. There is no need to worry about the sword falling apart when cutting. Only the sharpness leaves something to be desired - the edge does not bite into the thumbnail. To make the sword completely ready for use, you have to do a little work here.
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biaeschniclas -
I am very satisfied.
When I decided that I wanted to buy a katana, this shop immediately caught my eye. When I had informed myself sufficiently, I chose this sword as well as the cleaning set and a 2-piece sword stand from this shop. The dispatch was incredibly fast... Ordered and delivered the very next day. The sword is beautiful, sharp and looks great. It came well packaged, the first time I drew the sword it was dirty (due to the saya), but I had the opportunity to clean it straight away. That was no problem thanks to the set and the instructions. All in all: yes, gladly again! Absolutely 5 stars!
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Martin Kammerau -
I've always wanted one
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Timo -
I am very enthusiastic about the sword!
The workmanship makes a high-quality impression and nothing wobbles.
Definitely not my last order here!
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Joachim Demme -
Very good, convincing quality at a great price.
I am very happy with the purchase!
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Oliver Pittner -
A very successful katana for beginners and advanced users. But also definitely recommended as a second sword for long-time kenshi.
Optics:
The workmanship is absolutely perfect for this price. The blade has a very fine hamon (hardening line) thanks to the clay hardening and the tsuka (handle) in particular has a taper towards the centre of the handle, which makes the handle more ergonomic.
- Tsuka Ito (handle winding) is tight and clean
- The kashira (handle end) is made of metal and the details are neatly crafted. The crane motif adorns the upper end of the handle
- The Hamon (harmony line) gives the sword a great look and the cutting edge is correspondingly hard and durable
- The tsuba (thrusting blade) is also made of metal. The dynamic pattern gives the otherwise simple sword a certain elegance
- The saya (sheath) is black and plain.
- Koiguchi (sheath opening) holds the centreboard firmly. I'm going to taper mine slightly, as it's slightly too weak for my taste on my model
Cutting performance:
- The handling of the sword is very good and surprisingly light-handed
- I have tested it on both soft targets and real tatami omote. The factory sharpness here is appropriate. But you have to bear in mind that this is a mass-produced product. This means that you can of course optimise the sharpness yourself. However, I had no difficulty cutting tatami cleanly, even with one-handed drawing techniques
- The resistance on the blade was noticeably low, which emphasises the successful blade design
Shortcoming/Where were savings made?
- I have found nothing on the outside. The koshirae (mount) is correspondingly simple, otherwise I simply have to assume that this is a price-optimised product.
Even after 20 years of kenjutsu, this sword gives me great pleasure. The balance in particular enables fast and controlled battojutsu/aijutsu techniques against even hard targets. I have only come across a few swords with this performance in this price segment. Here we have a successful example of how Maru-Kitae blades (mono-steel) with today's industrial steel can become very powerful blades with appropriate treatment and a construction in the style of a Kobuse, Honsanmai or Shihozume is not automatically better.
A perfect beginner's sword for Iaidoka/Kenshi who want to start with active Tameshigiri. Simple, elegant, good control, good steel, good price.
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Adalbert Thomalla -
I have had little experience with other katanas, but the sword appears to be of high quality. The blade passed the paper-cutting test.
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Norbert G. -
Hello,
I have been looking for a Katana for a long time and finally found it here, very good work for the price.
For this ***** + * from me.
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Andre Strojin -
Very fast delivery and a very good price-performance ratio. is a very nice sword. Thank you ?
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Antonio -
Very nice sword, absolutely top. Price-performance ratio is really great.
The delivery was very fast, everything went smoothly.
Very happy to do it again.
Thank you very much :-).
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Andreas Lanz -
Very nice sword, the hamon is very nice to see. The sword is simply an eye-catcher. The sharpness is also impressive even without further sharpening.
I can only agree with the previous reviews. Top price-performance ratio
The delivery was very fast and it was well packaged.
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Roberto Carbone -
Fast uncomplicated delivery, super price-performance ratio
Simple but beautifully shaped, high-quality sword
I also bought a cleaning kit and cleaned and re-oiled the centreboard
A real pleasure to hold the katana in your hand
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Marco Mayer -
I bought the Katana here, it is really great, the steel is really good, all cutting tests were successful.
I have put the sword through a lot and it has been through everything imaginable, but when I wanted to sharpen it myself, how can I say one should have already done something like that, now I have been reworking the blade for a year.
So big praise to the smithy super blade.
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Oliver -
The customer service is very good. The Katana was delivered within three working days. The Katana is very well made. The mount is simple but of good quality, the mount is absolutely secure. This also applies to the handle winding, which has not been roughened so far. The samé is made of genuine ray skin. The blade is perfect. There are no scratches on the blade. The polish of the blade is good. The hamon is beautifully worked out. The katana is somewhat heavier, but well balanced. Since it is a differential hardened blade made of 1095 carbon steel, a complicated blade construction like Honsanmai or Soshu-Kitae is not necessary to prevent the blade from breaking under high loads. The present Maru construction is completely sufficient. In my opinion, the katana can be wielded very well. The blade could be a little sharper, but for me the sharpness is fine.
The saya is well made. However, I would always remove or replace the shitodome, as this would otherwise damage the sageo due to a burr. The sageo supplied is very simple. You can't really expect anything else at this price. I can't say whether the Koiguchi is reinforced with horn. I'm not sure about that.
The price-performance ratio is very good. I would never have expected the katana to be of such good quality at this price. It was a simple "battle-ready" katana at an absolutely fair price.
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Thorsten Krumfuss -
Ordered yesterday, delivered today. TOP !!!
I unpacked the Katana straight away and I really like it. There's nothing to complain about or improve for the price
The workmanship is flawless and the sharpness is superb. Cutting paper is no problem.
The hamon is beautifully worked out and easy to see.
Now I'm looking forward to more...
I will gladly make my next purchase from Samuraischwert.kaufen again.
Many thanks also for the support & ;0 )
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Grinch -
I bought the sword now over a month ago and have to say for the price this is a phenomales sword no question, from the quality of the cutting edge I am just as enthusiasticbdwr hamon is really nice and very good to see and the basic sharpness is great. what I do not like so much is the saya it sits extremely loose and the paint is very sensitive and the "silk" bag does not feel like silk is ok but I would say that is an artifice but all in all still the 5 stars for the price a mega sword
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ManiP -
Very nice and high quality sword. The sharpness still needed to be improved, but this was done by the dealer without any problems. Unrivalled customer service. Nice contact, fast dispatch.
Looking forward to my next sword.
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Stefan wergin -
Absolutely awesome sword, for the price there is nothing better in my opinion. I made the brass attachment to the cutting edge nicer with emery.
I'm not a ninja, so I also treated myself to the plastic sword to practise safely.
Anyway, I am convinced by this sword. Even without cutting practice, as a metalworker I can see that it is good material.
If you want something halfway good, you can't go wrong with this sword...😄😘
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Manfred -
The best thing I've ever bought
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Primo Geering -
I bought this katana and another one from the Shogun series, and on the whole I am satisfied with the swords, the only thing that bothers me is that the blades rattle in the saya, which in my humble opinion should not be the case at 305...
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