John Lee - Ikusa Exhibition-Fight-Katana (Practical Line)

  

Strong, stable blade in the Shinogi-Zukuri style without a fuller (Bo-Hi).
Rounded tip, as well as a blunt, broadly ground striking edge for more security.
Handle wrapped in black cotton in Katate Maki style (war wrapping).
Especially long held fishing rod, fixed with extra thick bamboo pins (Mekugi).
Black, matt lacquered scabbard with shiny black lacquer speckles (Kuroishime style).
No plastic is used, only high-quality, authentic materials are used.
Blade clamp (Habaki) and washers (Seppa) are made of brass.
The traditional handle wrapping is underlaid with real ray skin.
All ornaments (tsuba, fuchi, menuki, kashira) are made of metal.

Handle length 30.5 cm
Blade length 73 cm
Total length (without scabbard) 104 cm
Blade back thickness 8 mm
Striking edge 2 mm
Weight (without scabbard) 1450 g

Ikusa exhibition match katana
The exhibition fight is not only enjoying increasing popularity with fans of the Middle Ages. The desire for a model that has all the safety-relevant features of a Schaukamp sword is also growing among Japanese and Budo fans.We want to meet this wish with the Ikusa (Japanese for "battle") exhibition katana. The particularly flexible 9260 carbon spring steel is used as the blade steel. The steel hardened to approx. 55 ° Rockwell is known to hold its shape even under heavy loads. So it is ideal for cutting tests and even blade contact during exhibition matches.