Since many years the name John Lee is well known by collectors, sword-fighting artists and friends of japanese weapons. Inspired by historical swords each class of swords has its own philosophy. But they all have one thing: Quality!

* all blades are hand-made
* to guarantee highest stability all swords do have a very long tang which is fixed with 2 bamboo pins (Mekugi) – so all swords can be parted completely
* There are no synthetic materials used. The used material has to be authentic and of high quality.
* The handles and scabbards are made of wood
* All blade’s clamps (Habaki) and grommets (Seppa) are made of brass.
* Rayhide, sometimes blackened, is always laid underneath the traditional handle‘s wrapping
* All decorations (Tsuba, Fuchi, Menuki, Kashira) are made of metal.

All orginal John Lee swords do have a seal and a certificate. Furthermore each sword does have a protective covering made of fabric.

Premium Line: John Lee's swords from the Premium Line are high-class swords like you can see with in the used materials. There is silk instead of cotton. Kojiri, Kurigata und Koiguchi are made of buffalo horn eversthing is handmade. And last but not least in accordance to the brilliant design of those swords they will be delivered in an elegant wooden box.

"Ten Kai" can be translated with "gift of heaven" which is a aynonym for the beauty of nature. Inspires by that you can find flower motifs on the hand made applications made of gold and silver.

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Katana:

Total length: ~ 101 cm (without scabbard)
Length of the blade: ~ 71 cm
Length of the handle: ~ 29.5  cm

Material:  Forged by hand in Konbuse-Style this sword has 2 different tempers. The edge and the sides are made of 1095 carbon steel and the core is made out of a smoother steel with a much lesser carbon percentage.

Weight: ~ 1050 g (without scabbard)

Katana:

Total length: ~ 77 cm (without scabbard)
Length of the blade: ~ 52 cm
Length of the handle: ~ 24.5  cm

Material:  Forged by hand in Konbuse-Style this sword has 2 different tempers. The edge and the sides are made of 1095 carbon steel and the core is made out of a smoother steel with a much lesser carbon percentage.

Weight: ~ 850 g (without scabbard)

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These swords have the following attributes:

- Sharp blade in Shinogi-Zukuri-Style with Bo-Hi
- Blade's build up in Konbuse-Style
- The handle’s wrapping is made of green silk in Katate-Maki-Style (war wrapping)
- Shining black lacquered scabbard (Kuroro-Style) with endings (Kojiri, Kurigata, Koiguchi) made of buffalo horn.

The delivery includes a nice collector’s box incl. shining black laquered wooden stand!

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- No sale to persons under the age of 18 -
(For buying this article we need a copy of your passport which can be send via Fax, Email or Post!)