From the Musashi Silver Collection Shirakawa Series comes this intricately hand crafted “Taketori no Okina (The old man who harvests bamboo)” Katana. Using Maru-kitae hand forged technique with 1045+1060 high carbon steel the result is a beautiful and resilient blade with a unique hamon pattern. The Taketori no Okina Katana is razor sharp and ready to cut.
The detailed Maru Gata style brass tsuba depicts bamboo with bamboo grass which signifies strength and prosperity. It also represents the tale of Kaguya Hime, tale of a princess found in a bamboo stalk by Taketori no Okina and disappearing on a full moon. With the razor sharp blade, cutting down and harvesting bamboo like Taketori no Okina would be a swift task. The wood handle is real ray skin wrapped in traditional black cotton cord while the high gloss saya makes the Taketori no Okina katana a great piece to your collection.
A unique feature is the integrated Bo-Hi on the blade. Bo-Hi is commonly known as blood grooves, but that is a common misconception. The purpose of the Bo-Hi is to helps reduce the weight of the katana, it actually has nothing to do with channeling the blood. Making the Katana lighter enables the user to weld the katana smoother and puts less stress on the hands. Not to mention it benefits some advance cutting techniques that requires the katana to change direction rapidly.
Included with this katana is a sword bag. Each sword is individually numbered on the tang with matching Certificate of Authenticity
Specification:
Full Tang blade
41" overall length
Hand Forged samurai sword with scabbard
1045+1060 carbon steel Damascus pattern blade
Clay tempered process
Bamboo design with high gloss paint finished scabbard
