Musashi Umi Katana asuka the katana in the right

the katana in the right hands is a formidable weapon

Aoi Gata style Zinc Tsuba

If you look at the tsuba closely

Damascus blade

Maru Gata Style Iron Tsuba

Musashi Umi Katana asuka the katana in the rightFrom the Musashi Platinum Masaru Series comes this intricately hand crafted Umi Katana. Kobuse kitae hand forged technique combining 1060 and 1045 high carbon steel resulting a beautiful and resilient blade with a unique hamon pattern. With hard steel wrapped around soft steel, the Umi Katana is both strong and flexible. The detailed Maru Gata style brass tsuba depicts the pattern of the Umi, or ocean. One side of the tsuba shows a calm ocean with