John Lee - Kamakura Tachi (Forged Line)

  

Hand forged Blade of 1045 Carbone steel.

Blade in Shinogi-Zukuri-Style without fuller (Bo-Hi).
Wooden handle with real ray skin and black silk wrap in classical Hineri-Maki-Style.
Black glossy lacquered scabbard (Kuroro-Style)
Blade 76 cm, Overall 109 cm, Handle length 32,5 cm.

Forged Line:
The Forged Line includes all favorable beginner models. The sharp blades are made of hardened 1045 Carbon steel with worked into Hamon-Line for an authentic visual effect.
The hardness of the Forged Line is about 52 to 55 HRC. The sharpness and solidity would be sufficient for practical use but recommended for that are the Practical Line and the Premium Line.

Kamakura Tachi:
The Kamakura period (1185-1333) was a pivotal era in the history of Japan. It is characterized by the first military government (Shogunat), which was created in 1192 by Minamoto no Yoritomo. The name of this epoch is derived from the seat of government at the time, which was located in the city of Kamakura (approx. 50 km southwest of Tokyo). Together with armor (Yoroi) and combat knife (Tanto), the Tachi was mostly worn on the battlefield.
The John Lee Kamakura Tachi uses a deliberately simple look and thus differs from replicas of later eras, which were mostly richly decorated and only used for ceremonial purposes.