Forge Direct Elite T10 Custom Katana V4.0

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An offshoot of Project X Japanese - and second in quality only to those elite Soshu Kitae laminated blades, our Forge Direct T10 Custom Katana are truly premium quality, traditionally forged swords and find the perfect balance point between price and refinement for high end martial arts grade Katana.

Hand crafted by certified Master Smiths and polished to bring out the beauty of the masters work - few other blades anywhere near this price point are as keen, well made or well balanced - and is an absolute joy to cut with.

TIER III CUSTOM KATANA

The concept is simple, we take the most attractive, Master Smith Forged Tier III T10 High Speed Tool Steel blades with a stunning unenhanced, natural Hamon available in either Choji Midare or Gunome Midare styles (choose which you prefer). You then select whether or not you want full, partial or no-bo-hi (fuller/blood groove) and design it from the ground up from our hand picked selection of only the best, top quality (Tier III), highly durable fittings to make it your own unique, personalized design.

6-8 weeks later, it all comes together and we send you the tracking info as soon as it leaves the forge via email.

The blade alone is one of the finest we have ever seen at SBG, they balance and cut like few other swords I have seen at any price point - but with all these custom options, you can truly make it this fine sword your own in 8 easy steps:

MAKE IT YOUR OWN IN EIGHT EASY STEPS

To truly make this sword your own, simply select one of the selections for each custom option in the dropdown menu as follows:

STEP ONE: SELECT THE FULLER

For the strongest blade possible (power cutter) select the solid bodied blade option. For the fastest, lightest blade possible select full bo-hi. For a mix between the two, select partial bo-hi.

STEP TWO: SELECT THE HAMON STYLE

Select the hamon - either Choji Midare or Gunome Midare (see the pic for the difference)

STEP THREE: SELECT THE HABAKI

Choose from 6 different styles of brass Habaki blade collars to begin creating your own unique style.

STEP FOUR: SELECT THE FITTING SETS

Select the Koshirae (furniture) theme that best suits your style. Either a solid iron set with plain fuchigashira or complete work hardened copper set - it is up to you. All fittings are of the highest quality - a large selection of elite work hardened copper sets are available here for a small additional fee.

STEP FIVE: SELECT ITO WRAP COLOR

Select the color of the silk ito maki wrap (now made with hishigami on EVERY sword). "Bad Boy" Black leather ito wrap is also available here for a small additional fee.

STEP SIX: SELECT RAYSKIN COLOR

Select the color of the rayskin under the ito maki wrap. 100% real rayskin is used in all cases, and can be left white or colored black or red. It is up to you. Additionally, you can select to upgrade from quality panel cuts to a full rayskin wrap by selecting the optional upgrade here (again, none of the optional upgrades are necessary to make a fine sword - but if you want to really refine it further, we allow you this opportunity).

STEP SEVEN: SELECT SAGEO COLOR

Now select your choice of hard wearing, thick sageo to go on the saya. When in doubt, go with a simple color that closely compliments the ito maki wrap you have selected.

STEP EIGHT: SELECT THE SAYA

Finally, select the saya to give it that last personal touch. From simple monocolored lacquer to highly detailed mother of pearl. Basic saya are free, but the more advanced designs incur an additional cost to cover our expenses (and may occasionally add to the overall lead time, but as we try to keep them in stock this is rare). All saya come with a genuine buffalo horn koiguchi.

Then sit back and leave the rest to us!

Do not be fooled by cheap imitations, from the quality of the stunning blade to the amazing selection of best quality fittings, this is as close as you are ever likely to get to owning your own heirloom quality personalized katana..

PREMIUM OPTIONAL EXTRAS AND UPGRADES

The basic free/included options are more than enough to make a stunningly beautiful sword - but if you want to add something even more special to your design, in addition to a large and varied selection of saya, there are currently three options that can be added to your design if so desired as follows:

UPGRADE OPTION 1: Elite Premium Quality Work Hardened Copper Fitting Sets with Gold and Silver Inlay

UPGRADE OPTION 2: Hard wearing leather ito wrap

UPGRADE OPTION 3: FULL Rayskin wrap

UPGRADE OPTION 4: Custom Blade and Saya Length Option

Additionally, check this page of the SBG Sword Store Blog for more information on how these swords are made and high resolution images of all components. If you have any questions or if anything is unclear, feel free to contact us, we are only to happy to help.

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