hello,
i am offering a new Zhi Forge katana for sale. the blade is hand forged in the
kobuse method (softer steel core wrapped with harder outer steel -
1095 steel), has a very nice polish with visible
hada (grain), 27" long. the (11" long) handle is wood with
real rayskin wrapped with cotton ito (cord), with brass dragon menuki (ornaments). the tsuba (guard) is steel, brass tseppa and habaki. the saya (scabbard) is wood with a black lacquer finish with
real horn fittings and cotton sageo. The sword is
brand new, never used, the price is
$200, shipping is
FREE for Canada/Usa with insurance and tracking number. A very nice, embroidered, silk lined sword bag is included as well (not a cheapo throw in, this is
very well made), and a deluxe sword cleaning/maintanance kit is included for
FREE also!!!
If anyone is interested or needs larger photos , please contact me through my email (
cs_76@yahoo.com ) or send a pm (email gets a faster response, i don't check pm's that often), paypal preffered
thanku,
chris
