The cherry blossom, Sakura, is one of the most important symbols of Japanese culture and the central element of the
John Lee Golden Flower Daisho sword set.
The Daisho set consists of the
John Lee Golden Flower Katana and the
John Lee Golden Flower Wakizashi.
Features:
- Blunted Damascus blades made of 12 times folded 1045 carbon steel with over 8,000 layers.
- Shinogi-zukuri style blades with fuller (bo-hi) with integrated hamon line.
- Black cotton handle wrappings in the classic Hineri-Maki style.
- Black, high-gloss lacquered wooden scabbards (Kuroro style).
- With long tang, which is fixed in the grip with 2 bamboo pins (mekugi). The swords can therefore be fully dismantled.
- No plastic is used, only high-quality, authentic materials are used.
- The blade ferrules (habaki) and washers (seppa) are made of brass.
- The traditional handle windings are lined with genuine ray skin.
- All decorative rings (tsuba, fuchi, menuki, kashira) are made of metal.
- Supplied with a protective cloth cover and in an attractive collector's box.
- Each original John Lee sword comes with a seal and a certificate.
Please note: The edges are blunt (made dull).
John Lee Golden Flower Katana
Blade steel: 1045 carbon steel (Damascus) | Handle material: wood / ray skin / cotton | Sheath: wood | Handle length: 30 cm | Blade length: 73.5 cm | Total length (without sheath): 104 cm | Weight (without sheath): 1050 g
John Lee Golden Flower Wakizashi
Blade steel: 1045 carbon steel (Damascus) | Handle material: wood / ray skin / cotton | Scabbard: wood | Handle length: 23.5 cm | Blade length: 52.5 cm | Overall length (without scabbard): 77 cm | Weight (without scabbard): 800 g
