Functional Samurai Swords
Our hand picked selection of Japanese styled swords are primarily geared towards providing serviceable martial arts grade swords for experienced backyard cutters and martial artists. Every sword is fully functional, from basic entry level to high end art swords.
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Entry level, Mid and High end Katana
A handpicked selection of some of our very best fully functional Samurai Swords to suit almost every taste and budget. Click the brand icons above to see each manufacturers entire range.
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HORIMONO (ENGRAVING) COLLECTION - SWORD 1, "The Lord of the Seas"
Heavy duty 65MN monotempered Katana, with iron tsuba, brass fittings and traditional dragon-themed horimono blade engraving. Attractive & tough as nails - the Horimono series is our best value for money Katana series to date!
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HORIMONO (ENGRAVING) COLLECTION - SWORD 2, "The Woodland Warrior"
Heavy duty 65MN monotempered Katana, with iron tsuba, brass fittings and traditional dragon-themed horimono blade engraving. Attractive & tough as nails - the Horimono series is our best value for money Katana series to date!
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HORIMONO (ENGRAVING) COLLECTION - SWORD 3, "Guardian of Fuji"
Heavy duty 65MN monotempered Katana, with iron tsuba, brass fittings and traditional dragon-themed horimono blade engraving. Attractive & tough as nails - the Horimono series is our best value for money Katana series to date!
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HORIMONO (ENGRAVING) COLLECTION - SWORD 4, "The Lawless Ronin"
Heavy duty 65MN monotempered Katana, with iron tsuba, brass fittings and traditional dragon-themed horimono blade engraving. Attractive & tough as nails - the Horimono series is our best value for money Katana series to date!
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Heavy duty 65MN monotempered Katana, with brass fittings and traditional dragon-themed horimono blade engraving. Attractive & tough as nails - the Horimono series is our best value for money Katana series to date!
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The official SBG Custom Katana series is back. Literally 23,537,664 different configurations ensure you create a one of a kind personalized blade.
Typically completed and shipped out within 2-3 weeks.
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Two T10 tool steel blades designed and optimized to be used together for the ultimate in close combat fighting.
Typically ships in 7-14 days.
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Bujinkan style all black on black styled Shinobigatana (Ninja Sword) with Japanese 'Hobgoblin' inspired fittings and Kogarasu blade geometry.
Typically ships in 7-14 days.
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A snow themed, sleek profiled T10 tool steel blade with hamidashi tsuba and rayskin reinforced saya. Attractive, fast and very practical.
Typically ships in 7-14 days.
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The 'Shadowtiger' black and yellow themed T10 tool steel solid bodied blade with rattan reinforced saya, equally at home in the dojo or the backyard.
Typically ships in 7-14 days.
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Differentially Hardened 1095 carbon steel bladed Katana with brass fittings and natural hamon temper line. Perfect for dojos and martial arts applications. Brown cotton ito over Black rayskin and an antiqued Raiden Thunder God iron fittings.
HOLIDAY PRICING UNTIL DEC 31, 2024
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Differentially Hardened 1095 carbon steel bladed Katana with brass fittings and natural hamon temper line. Perfect for dojos and martial arts applications. Black Itomaki.
HOLIDAY PRICING UNTIL DEC 31, 2024
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Wide bladed yet lightweight Specialized Tameshigiri Katana designed to slice through tatami mats, bamboo and water filled bottles like a hot knife through butter. Tough monotempered 65mn Spring Steel blade with solid fittings and cotton hishigami ito wrap for maximum durability.
Please allow 7 days for production and shipping.
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Model 2 of the Tameshigiri series sports a monotempered 5160 Spring Steel blade and slightly longer black leather wrapped handle with attractive brass with gold and silver gilded fittings with Japanese 'Raijin' (thunder god) theme and attractive hand painted Raijin themed saya.
Please allow 7 days for production and shipping.
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Model 3 of the Tameshigiri series is a traditional T10 tool steel blade with real clay tempered suguha (straight line) hamon and Bamboo tiger themed fittings (brass with silver and gold gilding) and hand painted saya.
Please allow 7 days for production and shipping.
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Model 4 of the Tameshigiri series is a traditional T10 tool steel blade with real clay tempered choji hamon and Mt Fuji with Dragon themed fittings (brass with silver and gold gilding) and hand painted saya.
Please allow 7 days for production and shipping.
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Premium quality, and one of a run of only 100 swords, the Bamboo Katana by Citadel Knives and Swords in Cambodia sets a new standard for high end cutting Katana truly comparable in quality to a genuine Japanese Nihonto. Each part is custom made to that particular blade with a QC standard that is truly world class.
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Differentially Hardened T10 Tool Steel Blade with Prominent, Real Hamon. High Polish and Premium Fittings (rattan wrapped saya, buffalo horn koiguchi, etc). 28" Blade, 2lbs 5oz. MSRP $1,385.00
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Differentially Hardened version of the Spring Sakura Samurai Katana by Popular Demand. Steel fittings, Silver Habaki. 27" Blade, 2lb 6oz. MSRP $599.00
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Differentially Hardened version of the Autumn Leaf Katana by Popular Demand. Steel Fittings. 27" blade with bo-hi/fuller. 2lbs 6oz. MSRP $599.00
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Differentially Hardened T10 Tool Steel Blade with extremely prominent, real Hamon temper line. 27.5" blade, 2lbs 8oz. MSRP$949
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Premium Quality 5160 Monotempered Beater Katana Series. Extremely durable. Buffalo horn koiguchi. Steel Fittings. 28" 1/8 blade. 2lbs 9oz. MSRP $495.00
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Premium Quality 5160 Monotempered Beater Katana Series. Buffalo Horn Koiguchi. Steel Fittings. 30" 1/4 Blade. 3lbs. MSRP$495.00
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Differentially Hardened 1566 Spring Steel blade with modern construction methods and materials - the evolution of the Japanese Katana is complete! 27" blade, 1lb 14oz. Companion blade to the Modern Wakizashi and the Modern Tanto. MSRP $399.00
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Differentially Hardened 1566 Spring Steel blade with modern construction methods and materials. The evolution of the Japanese Wakizashi is complete. Companion blade to the Modern Katana and Modern Tanto MSRP$329.00
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Differentially Hardened 1566 Spring Steel blade with modern construction methods and materials. The evolution of the Japanese Tanto is complete. Companion blade to the Modern Katana and the Modern Wakizashi MSRP$259.00
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5160 Spring Steel Differentially hardened Blade with clean suguha straight hamon and decked out with premium fittings. A serious workhorse of a blade at a fraction of its value.
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5160 Spring Steel Differentially hardened 29" Nagasa Blade with clean suguha straight hamon and decked out with premium fittings. A serious workhorse of a blade at a fraction of its value.
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LIMITED EDITION RUN Year of the Dragon Ryujin T10 Tool Steel, Differentially hardened Katana with Dragon horimono engraving (two styles, one per model). Fast in the hand and optimally balanced with tightly wrapped black ito, real rayskin, glossy black saya and steel Fuchigashira and Musashi tsuba set.
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LIMITED EDITION RUN Year of the Dragon Ryujin T10 Tool Steel, Differentially hardened Katana with Dragon horimono engraving (two styles, one per model). Fast in the hand and optimally balanced with tightly wrapped black ito, real rayskin, glossy black saya and steel Fuchigashira and Musashi tsuba set.
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Durable and affordable midweight (2.5lbs) Monotempered 65MN Spring Steel Katana blade with all iron Fittings, rayon over real rayskin. A tough, no-nonsense 'beater' sword for pennies on the dollar and great for frequent dojo cutting. Great bang for your buck.
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"Close to Forge Direct level blade with standard Ryujin fitting sets"
T10 Tool Steel Differentially Hardened blade. Steel fittings, all natural materials. Select and Customize your own style from a wide variety of quality components - Assembled and shipped within 1 week from the Ryujin Californian workshop!
Our fastest build time and best value for money custom Katana series to date..
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"Massive 33" Blade and 14" Handle yet surprisingly lightweight"
T10 Tool Steel Differentially Hardened blade. Steel fittings, all natural materials. Select and Customize your own style from a wide variety of quality components - Assembled and shipped within 1 week from the Ryujin Californian workshop!
Our fastest build time and best value for money custom Katana series to date..
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"Solid bodied Shinogi Zukuri blade/no-hi Version for maximum strength and cutting power"
T10 Tool Steel Differentially Hardened blade. Steel fittings, all natural materials. Select and Customize your own style from a wide variety of quality components - Assembled and shipped within 1 week from the Ryujin Californian workshop!
Our fastest build time and best value for money custom Katana series to date..
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SHIPPED OUT WITHIN 1 WEEK!
CUSTOM BUILT TO ORDER!
"Bo-hi/fullered Shinogi Zukuri blade for extra speed and tachikaze (cutting sound feedback)"
T10 Tool Steel Differentially Hardened blade. Steel fittings, all natural materials. Select and Customize your own style from a wide variety of quality components - Assembled and shipped within 1 week from the Ryujin Californian workshop!
Our fastest build time and best value for money custom Katana series to date..
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SHIPPED OUT WITHIN 1 WEEK!
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Differentially hardened T10 tool steel blade with grey wolf themed fittings. Fast, lightweight and optimally balanced. First run special offer - just $249.99.
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Ryujin T10 Tool Steel Differentially Hardened Blade in Historically Accurate WWII Type 98 'Gunto' Style Fittings. Actually looks and handles almost exactly the same as the originals, making it extremely popular with our customers. Includes Free display box and cleaning kit.
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Ryujin 1060 Carbon Steel Differentially Hardened Blade with Choji Hamon in Historically Accurate Tachi Koshirae Fittings. Highly detailed 1.4lbs brass scabbard. Includes Free display box and cleaning kit.
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Amazingly durable Praying Mantis themed Katana made from legendary L6 tool steel. MSRP $1,900
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Amazingly durable demon themed Katana made from legendary L6 tool steel. MSRP $1800
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Amazingly durable Hawk and Sparrow 'Hunter' themed Katana made from legendary L6 tool steel in a Shobu zukuri blade style. MSRP $1,900
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Differentially Hardened 65mn (Manganese) Steel Blade with Prominent, Real Hamon. Powercutter. Cotton ito, buffalo horn koiguchi. Blade 28" 3/8. 2lbs 11oz. MSRP $499.00
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Differentially Hardened 65MN Manganese Steel Blade with Prominent, Real Hamon. No bells and whistles, just solid basics. Blade: 28.25". 2.6lbs. MSRP $539
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Premium Quality 5160 Monotempered Beater Katana Series. Extremely durable. Steel fittings, Silver Habaki. 27" Blade, 2lb 9oz. MSRP $495.00
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Differentially Hardened 1566 Spring Steel blade with 14" handle and higher level of polish for effortless, frequent cutting. Truly an all round extremely well made sword designed for elite level cutting performance and multiple cuts on a single target with ease. Excellent fittings with imported cotton and all iron fittings. MSRP $749.00
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5160 Spring Steel Katana with classic blade geometry (the vast majority of Katana are classified as Shinogi Zukuri). MSRP $450
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5160 Spring Steel Katana with unique smooth and deadly Shobu style tip geometry. MSRP $450.
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5160 Spring Steel Katana with Moroha Zukuri (also known as Kogarasu Zukuri) blade - one of the earliest styles of Katana and likely the form taken by the first Katana ever forged by the legendary ancient sword smith Amakuni. MSRP $450
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5160 Spring Steel Katana with unique cormorants neck blade .
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5160 Spring Steel Wakizashi to create a Daisho set with any of the Raptor series blades. MSRP $350
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