Highlander Katana | T10 Tsuchioki Gunome Hamon Matte Black Iron Fittings Dark Solid Wood Saya Disassemblable Training Katana

Product Introduction

The Highlander Katana is minimalist highland style entry-level training samurai sword, designed for beginner iaido practitioners and low-key desktop display. The blade adopts T10 high-carbon maru mono solid steel with traditional Tsuchioki clay differential temper craft, forming neat rounded Gunome continuous wave hamon, no blood groove shinogizukuri blade profile, full basic hand polishing and factory pre-sharpened light cutting edge, only suitable for daily drawing form training, not for thick bamboo heavy cutting.

The whole set of mounting hardware is unpatterned matte black iron including tsuba, fuchi, kashira, menuki, seppa and habaki, low-profile minimalist design without redundant carving. The oval compact tsuka uses dark inner lining wrapped with solid black moro-hineri cotton silk, simple non-slip grip for long beginner drills. The scabbard is solid hardwood with dark matte paint finish, matched thin black cotton sage binding cord. This katana adopts single bamboo mekugi peg disassemblable full tang, easy to split for regular blade anti-rust oil maintenance. A lightweight storage fabric bag is provided as free gift accessory; personalized blade carving upgrade service is available upon request.

Core Selling Advantages

• Pure minimalist highland aesthetic, no complicated decorative patterns, fit low-key industrial & zen interior decor
• Mature T10 gunome wave temper blade, stable grain texture for beginner daily practice
• Full matte black iron uncarved fittings, scratch resistant and easy daily wiping cleaning
• Dark matte solid wood scabbard, low saturation dark tone will not clash with any furniture style
• Single bamboo peg disassembly design, simpler blade maintenance operation
• Ultra-lightweight overall weight, effectively reduce wrist fatigue during long iaido training
• Budget $299 entry positioning, cost-effective plain training katana for new sword lovers

Complete Original Product Specifications (All parameters fully retained without omission)

Parameter Item	Parameter Value
Zencho (Total Entire Length)	103cm
Hacho (Blade Length)	72cm
Handle Length	27cm
Sori (Blade Curvature)	1.8cm
Sakikasane (Blade Tip Thickness)	0.45cm
Motokasane (Blade Root Thickness)	0.7cm
Sahihaba (Blade Tip Width)	2.3cm
Motohaba (Blade Root Width)	3.2cm
Mizuheshi Quenching Craft	Tsuchioki Traditional Clay Tempering
Hamon Pattern	Gunome Rounded Continuous Wave Hamon
Blade Material	T10 High Carbon Steel
Hi Blood Groove	No HI (No Blood Groove)
Blade Forge Structure	MARU Mono Solid Steel
Blade Type	Shinogizukuri
Yokote	Not Equipped
Disassembled Feature	YES Fully Disassemblable Full Tang
Mekugiana Peg Holes	One Single Peg Hole
Mekugi Fixing Pegs	Bamboo Peg
Fuchi & Kashira Material	Plain Matte Black Iron
Tsuka Wrap Craft	Moro-Hineri Black Cotton Ito
Tsuka Inner Lining	Dark Synthetic Fabric
Menuki Handle Ornaments	Plain Matte Black Iron
Seppa Blade Washers	Matte Black Iron
Tsuba Hand Guard	Round Plain Matte Black Iron
Habaki Blade Collar	Matte Black Iron
Saya Scabbard	Solid Wood Dark Matte Paint Finish
Sageo Binding Cord	Thin Black Cotton Rope
Free Gift Accessory	Lightweight Fabric Storage Bag
Total Full Set Weight	1.28KG
Desheathing Weight (Blade+Handle)	1.08KG
Blade Sharp Option	Fully Sharpened / Unsharpened Optional
Exclusive Blade Carving	Default No Carving; Custom Pattern Upgrade Available
Important Reminder	All handmade swords have minor dimensional & weight errors for reference only

Katana Parts Names and Terminology Guide

Complete Japanese samurai sword component vocabulary for minimalist training sword beginners, with labeled schematic diagrams:

KASHIRA: Matte black iron pommel cap at handle tail.

MENUKI: Plain iron small side ornaments on grip.

TSUKAMAKI: Black cotton woven wrap tape of tsuka.

FUCHI: Black iron ring near hand guard.

TSUBA: Round minimalist matte iron hand guard.

HABAKI: Iron blade locking collar.

KOIGUCHI: Wood scabbard mouth part.

SAGEO: Thin black cotton binding cord.

KURIKATA: Small wood ring for threading sageo.

SAYA: Dark matte solid wood scabbard.

KOJIRI: Wood bottom end cap of sheath.

This diagram marks blade thickness, width, curvature and gunome hamon professional terms. If you need minimalist custom samurai sword, visit Custom Katana page to submit your design demand.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is the design highlight of Highlander Katana?
A: Abandon all complex carved patterns, adopt full matte black iron plain fittings + dark matte wood sheath, ultra-minimalist highland industrial style, suitable for people who prefer low-key simple decorations.

Q: Why use single bamboo peg disassembly structure?
A: Single peg reduces disassembly steps, easier for beginners to take apart the blade and apply anti-rust oil regularly.

Q: What’s the difference between this and Highlander Dragon Katana?
A: This entry model uses plain matte iron without 3D sculpt dragon handle, lower price, positioned for daily training rather than high-end collection display.

Q: Is this lightweight katana suitable for long time practice?
A: Total weight only 1.28KG, light load effectively reduce wrist soreness during repetitive drawing drills.

Q: Can I carve simple text on the plain gunome blade?
A: Custom blade carving service is available, you can engrave minimalist text or simple lines.

Q: Similar budget entry training samurai sword reference?
A: You can view blue and white floral entry katana: Plum Blossom Katana.

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Katana parts names and terminology

In the world of Katana, Katana parts names and terminology are very important as most of the Katana parts names use Japanese vocabulary and special nouns. This page can help you understand Katana faster.

 

A.SAKIKASANE  Thickness of blade tip.

B.MOTOKASANE Thickness of the bottom of the blade.

C.KISSAKI NAGASA  Length of tip.

D.SAKIHABA  Width of blade tip.

E.MUNE  The surface of the katana back.

F.MOTOHABA  Width of bottom of blade.

G.MUNEMACHI  The notch at the top of the blade stem,where the back surface (mune) of the blade begins.

H.HAMACHI  A notch at the top of the blade,where the blade begins.

I.FUKURA  The radian of the blade in the tip area.

J.BOSHI  Blade text in the tip area.

K.YOKOTE  The boundary between blade tip and blade body.

L.KOSHINOGI  Shinogi-ji above the blade tip area (yokote).

M. MITSUKADO  Intersection point of yokote and blade edge of blade body and blade edge of tool tip.

N.SHINOGI MITSUKADO  Shinogi,Koshinogi und Yokote linien.

O.SHINOGI-JI  Blade surface between shinogi and mune.

P.SHINOGI  A chear straight line extending along the longitudinal direction of the blade is the thickest part of the blade (only appearing on katana of shinogi-zakuri) .

Q.JI  The surface between shinogi and nioiguchi.

R.HA  The edge area of the cutter body is hardened by quenching.

S.HASAKI  Asharpened edge.

T.NIOIGUCHI  A clear line separating the hardened blade from the softer part of the blade body.

U.ASHI  Nioiguchi's extension line in the direction of the blade.

V.HACHO  A straight line that determines the length of the blade.

W.SORI  Degree of blade bending.

X.ZENCHO  The total length of the katana,including the stem (the blade length is only the blade body).

Y.NAKAGO NACASA  Length of katana stem.

Z.MAKUGIANA  A hole in the shank for receiving Mekugi (bamboo nail for fixing the blade in the handle).

AA,MEI  Inscription on the hilt (usually the name of the katana maker,but there are often other information).

Now that you have learned the terminology and proper nouns of katana through this article, you also design customize your ideal katana.