John Lee Imori Katana

John Lee Imori Katana with golden decorative lizard on the fittings, giving the otherwise rather simple samurai sword its name and a hand-forged 1045 carbon steel blade.

- Blade in Shinogi-Zukuri style with fuller (Bo-Hi)
- hand-forged from 1045 carbon steel
- Blade polished with integrated Hamon line for a particularly authentic appearance
- Handle wrap made of dark blue cotton in Katate-Maki style (war wrap)
- Black, matte lacquered wooden scabbard with glossy black lacquer speckles (Kuroishime style)
- With 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 wrap is backed with real ray skin
- All decorative parts (Tsuba, Fuchi, Menuki, Kashira) are made of metal
- Delivery includes a protective fabric cover and comes in an attractive collector's box
- Each original John Lee sword comes with a seal and a certificate

Blade material: 1045 carbon steel
Handle length: 28.5 cm
Blade length: 71 cm
Blade thickness: 0.70 cm
Total length (without scabbard): 100 cm
Weight (without scabbard): 1.290 kg
Manufacturer: John Lee

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