John Lee Kei Ben Iaito

John Lee Kei-Ben Iaito blunt practice katana

Kei-Ben refers to the simple and practical design of the sword. The black tsuba features a subtle cutout in the shape of two flowers, and the fuchi and kashira are also kept in plain black.

- Blade in Shinogi Zukuri style with fuller (Bo-Hi)
- Handle wrapping made of light brown cotton in classic Hineri Maki style
- With a long tang, which is fixed in the handle with 2 bamboo pegs (Mekugi). Sword is fully disassemblable
- No plastic is used; only high-quality, authentic materials are employed
- Blade collar (Habaki) and spacers (Seppa) are made of brass
- The traditional handle wrapping is backed with genuine ray skin
- All fittings (Tsuba, Fuchi, Menuki, Kashira) are made of metal

Blade: 420 stainless steel hand-forged blunt
black, high-gloss lacquered scabbard (Kuroro style) made of wood
Handle length: 31 cm
Blade length: 73.5 cm
Total length: (without scabbard) 105 cm
Weight: (without scabbard) 1.1 kg