Thaitsuki Sokueto Hondachi Katana

Thaitsuki Nihonto specializes in melding blades of excellent quality with distinguished and elevated koshirae hilt fittings and a premium saya scabbard. Where other brands will cut corners on the finer points of fit and finish of koshirae and blade polish, Thaitsuki Nihonto follows through to create an exquisitely well crafted sword which has had the attention of a skilled craftsman hand-finishing each step to ensure an excellent fit and finish throughout. From Thaitsuki you can expect to see blades of  well-tempered steel, a superb blade polish, components of higher quality metals, a well-knotted Japanese silk grip wrap, finely lacquered scabbard, high quality samegawa rayskin, and close attention paid to details such as a tight and flush fit between the scabbard opening and its encased koiguchi.

The Thaitsuki Sokueto Handachi Katana has a hand forged blade of T10 high carbon steel that has been well-crafted by a bladesmith of considerable skill. Its half-length bo-hi groove and thinned blade spine in the main striking portion of the sword creates a lighter and faster striking blade than many katana and this thinned spine minimizes drag as the blade passes through a target to optimize striking velocity for cleaner and more impactful cuts. The blade has been heat treated with the traditional clay-coated tempering method to impart an edge hardness of 60 HRc and a spine of 35 HRc. This imbues the blade with a softer core for flex and shock absorption and a hardened edge that will stay keen and resist wear and dulling. The wave-like hamon from this tempering is quite visible and vibrant and was brought out to its full beauty with a high quality hand-finished blade polish.

The tsuba, fuchi and kashira katana fittings are of blackened brass with is gorgeously embellished with highly dimensional Shishi Lion Dogs of silver. The habaki and seppa are likewise crafted from handmade silver to match. The fuchi and kashira hilt components are also of antiqued blackened brass with silver accents. The hardwood tsuka grip is inlaid with high quality black samegawa rayskin and overlaid with an well-knotted ito cord of imported Japanese silk. Two silver menuki lie beneath the knotted Ito grip wrap to complete the grip.

The well-carved wooden Saya scabbard has been coated with multiple layers of carefully applied glossy black lacquer and matched with smoothly polished koiguchi and kojiri fittings of buffalo horn and fetching kurigata of silver. It has a knotted sageo of white Japanese silk. The sword comes with a silk sword bag for storage and transport, as well as a signed manufacturer’s production certificate.

PLEASE NOTE: There may be some minor to moderate cosmetic blemishing present on the scabbard and minor blemishing on the blade. These are handcrafted and hand-finished so minor cosmetic imperfections may be present.