The Katana itself is well made. Everything is tight and firmly seated, nothing wobbles. The handle (Tsuka) of this sword is a dark blue cotton in Katate Maki (war winding) style wrapped firmly. Same (the white layer under the handle winding) is -as usual-in this price range from two strips no full Same-wrapping. (At full "hard" sword use it is quite possible that the winding of the handle slipping a bit. But this takes probably already a very large force :) Who a katana with a "better" would handle, have to pay a lot more money! ! (And if you want a real-Japanese Katana from Japan = Nihont paying quickly by 30 thousand euros!) What exactly is a seed material, I do not want to confirm one hundred percent. Real Rayskin to the price is already possible ... but I've already seen plastics that look very similar to the.
The blade has NO Bo-Hi (flutes) which I personally like better than blades with Bo-Hi. (So for me a plus point, especially since there seem to be fewer and fewer blades without Bo-Hi commercially!) The blade width above the Habaki is almost 3 cm. That's quite good. (Although I would personally prefer swords with a slightly wider blade. In the real Japanese swords that you see on TV, the blades are probably all a little wider. By the way the swords in ancient Japan generally forged with a wider blade in wartime :. Dotanuki) Of course, the blade is -as it usual nowadays is with two 2 bamboo dowels (Mekugi) fixed in the handle.
Hamon is sanded. With swords in this price range that is sanded.
(Or, failing that acid etched into it. By sandblasting goes.)
At this price you can not real Hamon by costly treatment / cure with a clay mixture (clay, water, finely ground whetstone and charcoal ash) expect.
The blade sharpness I would describe with Good. Even sharper was possible. But which one of you really need that? : - /
The (exaggerated) of focus should be the most important thing in a sword not necessarily.
The scabbard (saya) is black matt lacquered with glossy black Lacksprenkeln (Kuroishime-style), and has no particular Koiguchi (opening Saya) and no special Kojiri (Saya-completion), so only wood, no additional material. The Sageo (cotton tape on the Saya) is of course just like the handle wrapped in dark blue. That Saya has a gloss finish, would to my mind more of an inconvenience: finger / handprints would then be programmed! :( And every time the Saya Plasters, if you had kept the part time in the hands of ... who would ever want to? Is probably not good in the long run for the Saya paint. So for that matter, is this matt lacquered Saya from Imori sword probably a lot better, of usable! The cotton belt winding around the scabbard around the now common "decorative knot." I do not know exactly when this type of binding was invented, real Samurai in use had that in any case not so. Because this band at that time was a commodity, and it has more wrapped loosely around the Saya and knotted Maybe so there were businessmen who katanas sold, or Japanese are no longer used their old valuable -and especially -.! wanted to present katanas pretty But that. is yes, ultimately, matter. Unless you want it historically totally correct. The Shito-Dome, a metal sleeve inside the Kurigataöffnung at the Saya (scabbard), is just like the Golden or brass-colored eyelet at the handle end.
Samurais had two swords as a sword pair (Daish). Above all, these consisted of Katana and Wakizashi,
otherwise from Tachi and Tanto. Who samurai faithful) will, therefore could here the same matching John Lee Imori Wakizashi buy:
John Lee Imori Wakizashi
This John Lee Imori Katana is a nice and cheap part, with a simple but elegant look. Value for money is good. (Katanas with war winding handle it without Bo-Hi can be seen in this price range also rather rare.) All in all: buy recommendation.
