Optional Upgrades

One very popular optional upgrade regards the steel - you can now choose to have your sword folded around 6 or 7 times (any more than this may weaken the blade) for an additional $60. It’s purely cosmetic and does nothing except add an extremely attractive and traditional finish to the blade.

CANNOT BE PURCHASED SEPARATELY BUT MUST BE ADDED TO A SBG CUSTOM KATANA 3.0 ORDER

Optional Upgrade from standard Maru (monosteel) lamination to a complex SanMai (three layer) style laminated traditional blade for $90. Can combine with the folded steel option.

CANNOT BE PURCHASED SEPARATELY BUT MUST BE ADDED TO A SBG CUSTOM KATANA 3.0 ORDER

Optional Upgrade from standard Maru (monosteel) lamination to a complex Kobuse (jacket) style laminated traditional blade for $90. Can combine with the folded steel option.

CANNOT BE PURCHASED SEPARATELY BUT MUST BE ADDED TO A SBG CUSTOM KATANA 3.0 ORDER

4 Extremely Popular Optional Special Tsuba and Fuchigashira Koshirae sets sourced from a different supplier.

CANNOT BE PURCHASED SEPARATELY BUT MUST BE ADDED TO A SBG CUSTOM KATANA 3.0 ORDER

For a real ‘bad boy’ look, we have an optional natural leather ito wrap for $60 (available in black only, now uses 'Hishigami' to provide a very even, clean wrap). 

CANNOT BE PURCHASED SEPARATELY BUT MUST BE ADDED TO A CUSTOM KATANA ORDER

Take a premium saya made of premium quality wood, strengthen the ends and central knob (kurigata) with buffalo horn and then reinforced with a FULL rayskin wrap - its not only luxurious, its almost three times STRONGER than our standard saya. Available only in textured or glossy black.

CANNOT BE PURCHASED SEPARATELY BUT MUST BE ADDED TO A SBG CUSTOM KATANA 3.0 ORDER