Thaitsuki Sokueto Hondachi Katana KTN5

Wholesale price:  629EUR (sword stores)
MAP price:            799EUR (individuals) Buy in Retail Store
Retail price:          1 059EUR

Sokueto Hondachi Katana (KTN5) represents a relative bargain in the high end sword world. It's blade is Koto style, high Carbon forged steel, clay coated, heat treated, and hand polished. Forged, polished and sharpened entirely by hand, this is simply one of the finest Japanese katana blades you will ever see!  With half bo-hi. Koshirae - Elegant Koto style black GLOSS saya, buffalo horn Koiguchi, ivory silk sageo and ivory silk tsuka- ito, silver Fuchi / Kashira(SHISHI Motive), silver Menuki, Copper SHISHI Tsuba, silver seppa and Habaki. This sword is extremely sharp and can be completely disassembled for full maintenance.

This is a high end katana that will appeal to the discriminating collector or serious practitioner.

Each Thaitsuki Comes with signed certificate, stand, maintenance kit and silk sword bag.

The Sokueto Hondachi Katana features a genuine same' tsuka, Japanese ivory silk Tsuka Ito and hand made 99% silver Koshirae. The Kumori Sokueto Hondachi Katana can be completely disassembled for full maintenance. It is a fully functional Japanese katana, not a replica.


Sokueto Hondachi katana features:
Hand forged high carbon steel blade
Hand polished with excellent hada
Hand sharpened
Blackened brass tsuba
Silver seppa and habaki
Two layer wood saya with hand rubbed laquer finish
Japanese silk and black rayskin wrapped tsuka
Includes cleaning kit, sword stand, certificate and silk sword bag!

Sokueto Hondachi katana KTN5 specifications:

D2 Steel
Edge hardness is HRC 55
Body hardness is HRC 45

Blade: 29" (73.66 cm)
Tang: 10" (25.4 cm)
Tsuka: 11" (27.94 cm)
Overall: 40" (101.6 cm)
Weight: 2½ lbs. (1.28 kg)
Balance Point: 5" (12.7 cm)