Our Practical Katanas have always been at the forefront of providing economical yet functional swords to the martial arts community. These latest Practicals combine the blade geometries and profiles of the Performance Series with the affordability of our Practical fittings. The blades in the cutting styles are forged from 1566 steel and differentially hardened in the traditional way producing an edge hardness of HRC60 and spine hardness of HRC40. The removeable handle is tightly wrapped in the tradtional style with imitation leather to provide a positive grip that will withstand years of tameshigiri practice.
Competitive Cutting / Lighter Weight
The XL Light blades feature the same geometry as those of the XL but incorporate deeply cut grooves (bo-hi) to reduce the weight of the blade while retaining most of it’s strength and cutting ability. This weight reduction makes for a quicker sword, well adapted for multiple cuts in lighter targets.
High-Carbon Blade
Performance Series XL Light Blade
Built for Martial Artists
Blade length: 28 ½”
Handle length: 11
Overall length: 40 ½”
Weight: 2lb 9oz
Point of Balance: 5 1/2″
Width at Guard: 1.45″
Width at Tip: 1.06″
Thickness at Guard: .27″
Thickness at Tip: .18″
Sori: 3/4″
Specs will vary slightly from piece to piece.