CAS Hanwei Practical Pro Katana
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A true powercutter with an extra long, wide grip handle, solid iron fittings and a patented hard-wearing synthetic leather ito wrap. An old school Hanwei classic back and bigger and better than ever. MSRP $519.00
The Practical Pro Katana returns with all the features that made it a great katana but with some great improvements.
Keeping with our promise for upgrades and advancement, the crisp and clean new look of the furniture (tsuba, fuchi, kashira, menuki) comes from the new tooling of this classic design that will remind you of the early originals. Still featuring the blade geometry of the differentially hardened and forged 1566 forge steel blade of the original.
After the success of the Practical Series katana and the apparent need in the Japanese sword market for more affordable and accessible katana, CAS set about designing a wider range of katana that would appeal to a large audience, and in this case, a larger practitioner. The Practical Pro Katana was built for those who needed a little more leverage and reach. Featuring not only a longer 29 ½” blade that was differentially tempered, the Practical Pro Katana added a longer tsuka (handle) that was leather wrapped which differentiated it from its predecessors.
Keeping with the theme of elegant simplicity, the round Kuruma tsuba represents the “Wheel of Dharma”which is found in the Buddhist concept of the Noble Eightfold Path. The fuchi and karshia are plain but maintain the overall tone of the sword. The Practical Pro embodies true meekness with the restrained power of this cutting katana.
Though the accoutrements are subtle, the hamon of the blade is more prominent than its predecessors. The golden menuki contrast brightly against the white same (rayskin) and black tsuka-ito. The saya is finished in a deep black lacquer with a black cotton sageo.
The Practical Katana Series has been the standard in the Japanese sword industry since its introduction since the early 2000s. They are highly imitated but never truly replicated by the competition. You can purchase with confidence in CAS Hanwei brand swords with our four decades of knowledge and expertise in manufacturing.
Made formerly at the legendary Hanwei forge that closed in 2024, the famed artisans of Dalian at the Dragon King forge take the mantle of this legendary brand. Former protégé of Paul Chen and original engineer of the manufacturing of the Hanwei brand, Frenchie Jin knows these swords better than anyone else as he was a part or their original conception at the original Hanwei Metal Factory. The CAS Hanwei brand couldn’t be in better manufacturing hands for the future.
