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.

This Premium Katana captivates by its simple Elegance. The Tsuba, Menuki, Fuchi und Kashira are hand made and display a the simple beuaty of an autumn day and so the singularity of the moment.Those unique parts are typical for the Edo period (1603 - 1868) which is well known for its artfully worked swords.

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Total length: ~ 102,5 cm (without scabbard)
Length of the blade: ~ 72 cm
Length of the handle: ~ 29  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.
The excellent work ot the polisher has created a unique damask structure (Hada) und Line of temper (Hamon).

Weight: ~ 1250 g (without scabbard)

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This sword has the following attributes:

- Sharp blade in Shinogi-Zukuri-Style without Bo-Hi
- Blade's build up in Konbuse-Style 12 times folded steel (over 8.000 layers)
- The handle’s wrapping is made of black silk in Hineri-Maki-Style underlaid with the traditional paper triangles (Hishigami)
- Shining black lacquered scabbard with inlaid rayhide (SameKuroro-Style) and 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!)