Japan Budo Katana Made Of Spring Steel

Japan Budo offers with this  Katana / Shinken a sword which is optimal for the technical training but also for cutting exercises (Tameshigeri). The weight at 2.50 shaku is forged approximately 920g. The blade is extra thin and very sharp You can use this sword but also dulled order to make it then sharpen it. This makes sense if you first create a greater security in dealing with a real sword to win.
Visually, this Katana / Shinken is very complementary  designed. All fittings show a dragonfly motif (Katsumushi design).
The spring steel blade has the backing blade (Mune), and the edge (Ha) a hardness of about 55 ° HCR. Since it is the spring steel, the sword is an excellent stress on tolerance regarding breakage and bending. It is the sword for cutting exercises of traditional rice straw mats or similar materials is well suited.
The blade is in default Habaki zone (Moto-Kasane) approx 6mm thick. However, you can also order stronger blade with about 8mm Moto-Kasane. Such a sword would be at 2.50 shaku weigh around 1100g. The Hamon is not adding, but by sandblasting upset. The optics comes a real Hamon so very close. Because the sandblasted hamon dosen`t stand tameshigeri it`s not standard but additional option at your wish.
The price would be for an already Steeliaito very good,  for a tameshigiri Shinken, he is fantastic.



Further details:

- Blade made of spring steel, hardened
- Suitable for cutting rice straw mats or similar materials
- Winding cotton, black or red
- 2 Mekugin (bamboo pins to handle fixation)
- Tsuba, Fuchi and Kashira carbon steel!
- Habaki brass
- Menuki Copper
- Koiguchi made of horn
- Kurigata with gold-colored Shitodome design.

Fittingauswahl - Fuchi/Kashira			keine Auswahl FK-1 FK-10 FK-11 FK-12 FK-13 FK-14 FK-2 FK-3 FK-4 FK-5 FK-6 FK-7 FK-8 FK-9 keine Auswahl
Fittingauswahl - Menuki			keine Auswahl M-1 M-10 M-11 M-12 M-2 M-3 M-4 M-5 M-6 M-7 M-8 M-9
Fittingauswahl - Tsuba			keine Auswahl T-1 T-10 T-11 T-12 T-13 T-14 T-15 T-16 T-17 T-18 T-19 T-2 T-20 T-21 T-22 T-3 T-4 T-5 T-6 T-7 T-8 T-9
Binding - Sageo			cotton blue cotton brown cotton green cotton lilac cotton red cotton black cotton white silk blue silk brown silk green silk lilac silk red silk black silk white
Hamon			no yes notare (große Welle)
Hi			nein ja, Standard-Hi ja, doppelte Hi - 4mm + 4mm ja, doppelte Hi - 8mm + 2mm
Blade Thickness			Moto-Kasane approx. 6mm (Standard) Moto-Kasane approx. 8mm
Curvature (Sori)			approx. 1,5 cm approx. 2,5 cm (standard)
Same			black white
Han Samemaki Saya			chaishime - braun matt Yes No Farblackierung nach Ihrer Wahl nuriwake - oberste Drittel kuroishine, sonst kuroro same maki - teilweise mit Rochenhaut umwickelt
partly wrapped with ray skin
Sword Length			2,25 Shaku 2,35 Shaku 2,40 Shaku 2,45 Shaku 2,50 Shaku 2,55 Shaku 2,60 Shaku 2,65 Shaku 2,70 Shaku 2,75 Shaku 2,80 Shaku
Sharpness			blunted sharp
Tsuka Lentgh			approx. 24,5 cm (Standard Length) approx. 28,5 cm approx. 30,5 cm
Wish Design			No Yes
Tsuba: 001 - 048 Menuki: 001 - 030 Fuchi/Kashira: 001 - 031
Zusätzliche maßgefertigte Saya			nein Chaishime - braun matt Kuroishime - schwarz matt Kuroro - schwarz glänzend Farblackierung nach Ihrer Wahl Nuriwake - oberste Drittel Kuroishime, sonst Kuroro Same Maki - teilweise mit Rochenhaut umwickelt

Text with 20 Letters + Mei (Date of Manufacture)

Blade Signature

nein ja