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In collaboration with Paul Chen, Bugei is offering an elegant new sword at a very reasonable price. Lighter and faster than the Samurai our Crane style katana is forged out of superior Swedish powdered steel with a dramatic hada, grain pattern, resulting from the forging/folding process. The tsuba, guard, is a pierced Crane style and quite beautiful.
The Crane symbolizes wisdom and longevity. The menuki are a younger and an older scholar/sage. The meaning is this, a man of wisdom and integrity would be long in the service of his lord, usually surviving one lord to serve the next generation, thus the analogy with the Crane, wisdom and longevity. This sword will serve well those who want a lighter blade for iaido and yet still want a blade that has the strength for serious cutting.
The nakago on the Crane katana is ten inches with two mekugi securing the tsuka, handle, to the nakago, tang. The choices of length of blade and tsuka are the same as those offered on the Samurai katana. This allows a great deal of choice to fit each individuals needs.
As with all of Bugei's swords, each Crane katana is inspected and prepped by Ted Tenold to insure the quality of the sword that you receive from us.
Menuki Sage/scholar
motohaba 1 3/16 inch
sakihaba 7/8
sori 3/4" torisori
kissaki 1 1/4 inch
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