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Praying Mantis Katana
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Praying Mantis Katana Images - Click to enlarge
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Hanwei MSRP: $1,859.00
Our Price: $1,468.25
You Save: $390.75 (21 %)
Manufacturer: Paul Chen Hanwei
Item Number: SH2359
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The Praying Mantis is a symbol of cunning and power in Japanese culture and is consequently a highly respected theme in Samurai swords. Built on our new L6/Bainite blade in the Shobu Zukuri style with Bo-Hi, and featuring superb koshirae, the Praying Mantis is a very desirable and functional piece. The subdued green silk ito and deep brown of the lacquered saya provide handsome contrast to the dark copper and golden accents of the tsuba, fuchi and kashira. The stalking mantis lies in wait for his next prey, mirroring the power and grace in this exceptional katana.
Bainite is a structure of high-carbon steel that combines great strength with excellent flexibility and shock absorption characteristics. It has been known as an exemplary Katana blade component for a number of years but its use has been restricted to a few top-class master smiths, due to the difficulties involved in performing the exacting heat treatment procedures necessary for the production of a Bainite blade body in combination with the very hard Martensite Yakiba (edge section) required for Katana blades.
Hanwei has now mastered this difficult process, using billets of L-6 tool steel (a very tough high-carbon low-alloy steel) as a starting point. Blades are forged and shaped in the normal way, then carefully heat treated to achieve the required Bainite and Martensite structures before final polishing.
Paul Chen Hanwei Praying Mantis L6 Bainite Katana Specs:
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Forged L6 bainite steel blade
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Shobu zukuri style blade
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Hrc Edge: 62~64
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Hrc Back: 33~38
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Dark copper tsuba with gold highlights
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High quality rayskin and green silk ito
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Beautiful fuchi and kashira match tsuba
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Black lacquered wood saya with green sageo
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Incredible cutting power
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Measurements:
Overall: 41”
Blade Length: 29”
Handle Length: 11”
Weight: 2lb 8oz
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Praying Mantis Katana Reviews
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Praying Mantis Katana
Mike Guilbault
(Placerville, CA)
1/26/2011 8:59 PM
5+ Stars
Folks, this is a work of art. The photos don't do it justice. The color contrast between the green Tsuka ito and the brown filled Koshirae with their gold and silver workings is simply stunning.
A word of warning: this blade is SHARP. Be careful wiping it off!
Mike G.,
Placerville, CA.
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