We get alot of questions here at Japanese Swords 4 Samurai such as "What is the BEST katana you have?" Over the years that had been a tough question to answer due to all of the spectacular samurai swords we sell but not any longer.

This new Paul Chen sword, The Tori Katana, Tori Xl Katana and Tori XL Light katana, are without a doubt some of the finest Japanese samurai swords to ever grace our site.

It all starts with a masterfully hand crafted blade which is folded out of ASSAB K120 C Swedish steel. The polish is done so as to bring out the best hada (grain pattern) your eyes will ever see on any Japanese Sword.

The Tori katana combines truly elegant furniture and a powder-steel folded blade with the functionality of our Performance Series. The Tori features a ”Flying Crane” themed Tsuba and Fuchi/Kashira while the Menuki are Kabuto or Japanese helmets.

The high quality brown leather Tsuka-ito is wrapped over black Same. The Saya is wrapped at the mouth with black-lacquered rattan and then finished in a textured brown. The Tori is available in three folded steel cutting blade profiles and three Iaito blade lengths.

Frequent Cutting / Advanced Drawing Practice
Our Katana Blades embody the classical design elements of the most prolific sword design in history. With their strong Shinogi Zukuri shape that accentuates the differential heat treatment, these blades are traditionally proportioned to appeal to the collector but they will also perform well in general cutting of hard or soft targets.

Samurai sword made by Hanwei.

Key Features:

Folded Steel Blade
Premium fittings
Built for Martial Artists

Specifications:

Blade length: 28”
Handle length: 11”
Overall length: 40”
Weight: 2lb 7oz
Point of Balance: 5"
Width at Guard: 1.34"
Width at Tip: 1.03"
Thickness at Guard: .25"
Thickness at Tip: .16"
Sori: 3/4"