Ryujin T10 Custom Katana ELITE - Choji Midare Hamon
CUSTOM BUILT TO ORDER!
"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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SHIPPED OUT WITHIN 1 WEEK!
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- Assembled and Shipped within 1 week from Los Angeles!
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This is one of the most exciting developments in the sword industry for YEARS - the option to customize your own high quality, solid performing out of the box T10 tool steel differentially hardened Katana with real hamon WITHOUT waiting for weeks, months or even years - at an incredibly low price and assembled and shipped from WITHIN the United States..
The concept was developed by Mr. Sam Sung, one of the co-founders of Musashi Swords and with the modular assembly system he has developed, keeping a large variety of parts in stock and YOU select what design best suits your unique style WITHOUT breaking the bank..!
This ELITE version has the same customization options as the standard SBG Ryujin custom katana but features a much more visually appealing blade with active choji midare hamon line made by the Forges most senior sword smiths, and it shows..
Like the standard version it was developed working closely with Mr. Sung and his team, utilizes only the BEST available options to ensure you get the best looking, best performing cutting Katana possible - fully guaranteed to not only meet but EXCEED your expectations. With only the best options available, it is practically impossible to design a bad looking sword. Just pick the components that you like the look of best and let us make it real for you!
But don't make the mistake of thinking these swords are just pretty ornaments - these are serious, practical blades that are surprisingly robust yet traditionally constructed and at our special introductory price, are some of the best cutting swords available anywhere near this price point. The ability to customize them is indeed just a very special free bonus!!
CUSTOMIZATION OPTIONS
1) Select which Tsuba you wish to be mounted. All tsuba are made from extremely strong 1045 carbon steel with a black powder coated finish. Some are available in two versions, one solid black and the other with REAL 24K gold accents. The 'Front' is the Omote and is the side that faces the tsuka, the 'Back' is the Ura and faces the tip of the blade. An Aikuchi version (i.e. no tsuba at all for a very sleek appearance) is also available (pictured below).
2) Select tsuka (hande) ito color from 8 different color choices with either iron or brass fittings (Iron for maximum durability, brass - less durable but more attractive, pictured above).
3) Select saya style and color. A saya with a mother of pearl insert pattern and one with the top section wrapped in buffalo horn is available for an additional fee.
NOTES:
- Click the thumbnail to open a high resolution picture of each option or hover your mouse over a thumbnail for a quick view.
- Fuchi and Kashira are available in generic black iron or brass and will match your overall design and the tsuba you select.
- Sageo wrap tends to be black unless pictured otherwise and cannot be specified as it is made at the forge.
Over 30,000 combinations possible, meaning your sword can be almost as unique as your own personal tastes!
Assembled and shipped from the Ryujin workshop in Los Angeles within 1 week after ordering!
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Featured positive reviews:
Based on the glowing reviews from other people, and the knowledgable writings here, I took a chance and ordered my Ryujin T10 Custom Katana Elite, with Choji Midare Hamon - about a week ago.
It arrived yesterday - that's six days from order to delivery, though to be honest I live in California, so it didn't have to travel far. Still faster than I expected, so kudos to them!
I have several one-of-a-kind swords from a famous bladesmith, including two that were custom made for me (much more customized than this can be!). They are beautiful, but each one involved $1500-2000, and the wait was about five months.
This sword compares VERY favorably with them. The assembly is tighter, the fit better, the tsuka ito VERY firm, almost immovable. The hamon is stunning in its subtle details and activity; T10 steel truly shows it beautifully. There is no rattle in the saya, and the sword feels lively in the hand (for a no-hi blade). The edge is almost frighteningly sharp, and the polish - while not exquisite - is a brilliant value for the money. (Considering that a top quallity polish will cost about $100 per inch, you could almost buy six of these for the price of one polish job!)
The solid iron tsuba is pleasing, and well executed, though the gold plating on the mantis seemed to sort of trail off at one end. This is the most minor of complaints, honestly.
Again, the hamon takes my breath away. I keep taking the sword out and angling it to the light, to absorb its detail and subtlety.
The saya is plan but well finished - not an artwork, but certainly good enough. This isn't a museum sword, after all - it's a workmanlike cutter that happens to look good.
I haven't done any cutting yet with it, but on first impression, this looks like the most "bang for the buck" you can get in a functional, yet eshtetically pleasing, serious cutting katana.
I would recommend this to anyone without hesitation.
It might be a bit of an exaggeration to call this a "custom sword," as there are only three customization options - the tsuba, the tsuka ito, and the saya color. What it is is a VERY good production sword, made to an extremely high standard, with a very few options offered.
I understand that they can deliver such a fine sword, so quickly and for such a surprisingly low price, by keeping the options simple and stocking minimal parts. More options would increase both the cost and the delivery time. But if I were to ask for ONE option added to this, it would the the option of a fullered (bo-hi) blade to lighten the sword.
Still, that's like complaining that my Mercedes can't haul refrigerators. It's not a pickup truck. You get what you order, and the quality is excellent.
Did I mention the hamon is beautiful?
