The modern shinai, with four slats of bamboo, is generally credited to Nakanishi Chuzo Tsugutate (died 1801) of Nakanishi-ha Ittō-ryū. It has been handcrafted in quality materials for the most passionate who wish to treat themselves to a real collector's item. Other stick swords for sale include movie swords like the Blind Samurai Zatoichi and Blind Fury movie swords.

We also know that personalization is in the details, so we offer many different bamboo katana derivative series like scabbard(saya) has antique golden scabbard, camo leather scabbard, snake scabbard, cyan scabbard etc.All the products are certified and guaranteed: a laboratory inside the Military World, takes care of testing all the new products and checking the quality and conformity of the certifications before placing them on the market. A classic brass menuki is nestled between ito and ray skin same, offset by traditional mekugi that are - fittingly - made of bamboo. Similarly, theres’s more to the Bambusa Katana than meets the eye, though - unlike its namesake plant, the bamboo - this traditional Japanese samurai sword is beautiful, eye-catching and no doubt impressive from the very first glance. One of the most sought-after high carbon steels in modern swordcraft, T10 alone would yield a blade with a nasty bite. Or better yet, a small sample thing of some oil and a little microfiber cloth with their company logo on it.

Our swords are made of quality materials，each sword we make is handmade with care, fully functional, and capable of test cutting.The Basic Katana Sword line is made especially for beginners or for those who just need a beautiful object to expose. Whether you are a sword collector or a martial art practitioner, if you are looking for a bamboo katana that is a lot more than just a practice piece, you have come to the right place.

I did notice the Katana rattles a small amount inside the Saya when fully sheathed and shaken, but online forums say this is normal and the Saya actually expands and contracts with the seasonal humidity. The only minor cosmetic blemish is mekugi (pegs) are inserted at an odd angle and stick out a little, but enough to notice during use. Slightly more blade heavy; easily fixed that by adding weight to the tsuka gashira (I do this to all my swords) because I prefer the center of balance closer to the tsuba (three fingers). At Bugei we reach into history to design blades to be used by the student of traditional Japanese Sword Arts. This provides exceptional strength and shock resistance with superior edge holding and cutting ability.I have not removed the tsuka to look at the tang, but the sword is double pegged, and judging by how far down the second mekugi is, I'd say it's substantial. This also makes shinai popular in producing movies and television shows; a prop shinai with a thin metal covering can look similar to a metal sword, while allowing cinematic, showy strikes that are nevertheless fairly safe to perform.