Aikuchi is a form of mounting for Japanese blades in which the handle and the scabbard meet without a guard in between. Originally used on the koshigatana (a precursor to the wakizashi) to facilitate close wearing with armor, it became a fashionable upper-class mounting style for tanto (daggers) in the Edo period.
Love the sword. The blade, Saya, and ito all have excellent craftsmanship. My only issue was that one of the fittings as well as the sageo wrap was loose. Other than that can not complain. Worth the money.
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Handmade Japanese Katana Sword T10 Folded Clay Tempered Steel With Black Scabbard |
I have to admit that I'm impressed. Quality blade. Although, I haven't given it a practical test yet.
I will be trying 4 tatami over the coming weekend.
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Handmade Wakizashi Sword T10 Folded Clay Tempered Steel With Brown Scabbard |
I love my Katana Sword, I will be buying more from this site and telling my friends about where they can buy one too.
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Handmade Japanese Katana Sword Damascus Steel With Black Scabbard |
I have purchased several excellent swords from True Katana but this one truly outranks them all. For the price point, this one is an absolutely amazing value. The sword is tight, sharp and
flawlessly elegant. I cannot recommend this Katana highly enough. If you are looking for a sword, do yourself a favor and order this one - you will not be disappointed.
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Handmade Japanese Sword 1095 Carbon Steel With Black Scabbard |
My order came in very quickly. It felt nice and came in with no damages. Great quality! It is a nice decoration and conversation starter for my home! Thanks TrueKatana!
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One Piece Roronoa Zoro Shusui Katana Samurai Sword Replica With Black Scabbard |
For only 200 dollars this sword is amazing the material feels nice the sword is perfect, and it was a perfect gift for my brother for Christmas. However the delivery time for it to travel over seas takes a while so I would recommend ordering it with fast delivery and ordering asap because otherwise you will have to wait for 2 weeks or more for it to even make it to your country, also because it has to go through customs since it is a katana.
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One Piece Roronoa Zoro Wado Ichimonji Real Katana Samurai Sword Replica With White Scabbard |
First purchase from TrueKatana and very pleased. Beautiful, well-crafted blade. Love the simplicity of the wenge wood. Already thinking about purchasing the Tanto sword to match. Arrived very quickly, and packaging had it well protected.
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Handmade Japanese Shirasaya Katana Sword T10 Carbon Steel Real Hamon Without Tsuba |
It’s a katana, nothing less. Just a gangster big blade
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Handmade Tsushima Ghost Clan Sakai Katana Swords Cosplay Replica With Blue Blade |
Overall great quality, but some minor defects. The blade it not completely straight; it curves slightly to the left. Also, the tsuba is slightly bent. However, I'm still very happy with the purchase.
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Handmade Japanese Katana Sword 1060 Carbon Steel With Black Scabbard |
Good weight and a razor sharp blade! My only complaints are about the guard and the metal just below the guard dig into the hand/finger when in use.
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Handmade Real Japanese Samurai Sword Pattern Steel |