Flower Of Fiji' Samurai Master Katana

PLEASE BE AWARE – All our replicas are intended for ornamental display or historical interest only. Nothing we sell is recommended or suitable for combat and such use is strictly prohibited.

'Flower of Fiji' Hand Forged Minamoto Katana in traditional folded steel with a clay tempered and Soshu Kitae lamination.

This hand forged katana is clay tempered. This involves smearing clay on the blade during heating and quenching to offer a uniform hardness to the blade and remove weak points which can occur when the heating or quenching is less even. It also allows the smith, by placing the clay thicker on certain parts of the blade, to make the edge harder (thus more able to keep the famous razor sharp samurai edge) and the rest of the blade less hard but more able to absorb impact.

The blade is also laminated using the ‘soshu kitae’ lamination process. Soshu kitae comes from legendary Japanse swordsmith Masamune and involves an extremely complex process resulting in a differentially hardened tri-steel blade.

The hamon on this sword is real. There is no bohi (groove in the blade for weight reduction).The wooden handle is wrapped in genuine Stingray skin (Samekawa) before the traditional cotton handle wrapping (Tsukamaki).The saya (sheath) is engraved with mother of pearl and the fittings are of buffalo horn. The sageo (or ‘ito’) – which is the material wrapped around the saya – is made of black silk.The wooden box, silk sleeve, cleaning kit and stand are included.

Overall Length (cm) 106

Blade Length (cm) 73

Handle Length (cm) 29

Blade Width (cm) 3.2

Blade Thickness (cm) 0.75

Blade Material Clay-tempered 1095

Handle Material Wood

Blade Hardness HRC 58

Over 18s only. Please be aware, if you are a new customer we will need to see age verification before sending your order. This is not necessary for returning/registered customers. Please send us a photo of relevant ID (such as Driving Licence or Passport showing Date of Birth) at time of purchase by email to help@theswordstall.co.uk or WhatsApp 07932 932801.

Under UK law, curved swords over 50cm in length are illegal unless they are antique or traditionally hand forged. All of our curved katana are certified as being traditionally hand forged. Display Katana are straight bladed and blunt and as such are legal to own in the UK.