Practical Pro Elite Katana
Key Features:
1065 High-Carbon Blade
Fine Polish
Quality fittings
Specifications:
Overall length: 44
Blade length: 29
Handle length: 14
Weight: 2 lbs. 13 oz.
Point of Balance: 4"
Width at Guard: 1.40"
Width at Tip: 1.05"
Thickness at Guard: .30"
Thickness at Tip: .20"
Sori: 3/4"
Overall length: 44
Blade length: 29
Handle length: 14
Weight: 2 lbs. 13 oz.
Point of Balance: 4"
Width at Guard: 1.40"
Width at Tip: 1.05"
Thickness at Guard: .30"
Thickness at Tip: .20"
Sori: 3/4"
Specs will vary slightly from piece to piece.
The Practical Pro Elite Katana has an extended tsuka and a thicker and longer (29) Performance Series blade with a finer polish when compared to others in the Practical series.
The blade is forged in high-carbon steel and differentially hardened using the traditional claying method. The rayskin-covered tsuka is wrapped with cotton ito and is double-pegged for safety. The saya is finished in a deep black lacquer with a black Japanese cotton sageo.
The fittings (koshirae) are finished in antiqued black iron. The katana feature a round Kuruma tsuba, which represents the Wheel of Dharma, symbolizing the Buddhist concept of the Noble Eightfold Path.
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