Lucky Koi Katana – Uzi Forged Sanbonsugi Blade

Product Introduction

The Lucky Koi Katana is auspicious fortune-themed oriental samurai sword, separated from beast, military and floral sword lines. Koi fish symbolizes wealth and good luck in traditional Japanese culture, ideal for study display, tea room decor and auspicious cultural gifts. The blade adopts professional Uzi layered forging steel, processed by Tsuchioki clay temper craft to form neat sanbonsugi wave hamon, standard shinogi-zukuri profile with real yokote line, no blood groove, multi-stage taganeha mirror polishing, factory light sharp edge only for slow drawing static display, heavy cutting is forbidden.

All metal fittings are copper base with gilt silver koi relief craft, including hollow wave carved tsuba, koi patterned fuchi & kashira and matching mini koi menuki. The oval imogata tsuka uses genuine natural ray skin inner lining, wrapped with brown moro-hineri diamond cotton ito. Scabbard is solid hardwood with glossy black natural lacquer, hand-painted red & golden koi landscape patterns, full cow horn koiguchi, kurikata and kojiri sheath fittings, matched golden ronin knot sage cord. This katana adopts dual bamboo mekugi removable full tang, easy to split for regular blade anti-rust maintenance. Premium gift box, storage bag, wooden sword stand and maintenance kit are provided as free full accessories; custom koi blade engraving upgrade service available.

Core Selling Advantages

• Exclusive lucky koi fortune positioning, different from tiger, dragon, military replica sword series
• Professional Uzi multi-layer forged steel blade, collectible sanbonsugi temper grain
• Full set gilt silver koi metal hardware, unified aquatic auspicious visual system
• Hand-painted vivid red & golden koi black lacquer scabbard, unique hand craft texture
• Complete natural cow horn sheath three-piece fittings, wear-resistant with aging luster
• Removable dual bamboo peg tang, convenient daily blade maintenance
• Complete premium gift package, perfect fortune gift for sword collectors

Complete Official Original Specifications (All dimensions & materials fully retained without omission)

Parameter Item	Parameter Value
Zencho Total Full Length	104cm / 40.9inch
Hacho Effective Blade Length	73cm / 28.7inch
Tsuka Handle Length	26.5cm / 10.4inch
Sori Blade Curvature	1.7cm / 0.66inch
Sakikasane Tip Thickness	0.4cm / 0.15inch
Motokasane Root Thickness	0.7cm / 0.27inch
Sahihaba Tip Width	2.3cm / 0.9inch
Motohaba Root Width	3.15cm / 1.24inch
Kissaki Nagasa Tip Length	3.7cm / 1.45inch
Boshi Tip Shape	Jizo Style
Mizuheshi Heat Treatment	Tsuchioki Clay Tempering
Hamon Temper Pattern	Sanbonsugi Wave Hamon
Blade Raw Material	Uzi Multi-Layer Forged Steel
Hi Blood Groove	No Hi (No Groove)
Blade Forge Structure	Maru-gitae Solid Forge
Blade Profile	Shinogi-zukuri
Yokote Reinforcement Line	Real Embossed Yokote
Tang Disassembly	Fully Removable Full Tang
Mekugiana Peg Holes	Two Peg Holes
Mekugi Fix Pegs	Natural Bamboo Pegs
Fuchi & Kashira Material	Copper Base Gilt Silver Koi Relief
Tsuka Wrap Craft	Moro-hineri Brown Cotton Ito
Tsuka Inner Lining	Genuine Natural Ray Skin Samekawa
Menuki Side Ornaments	Copper Gilt Silver Mini Koi Pattern
Seppa Blade Washers	Solid Copper Alloy
Tsuba Hand Guard	Hollow Wave Koi Copper Gilt Silver
Habaki Blade Collar	Solid Copper
Saya Scabbard Base	Solid Wood Gloss Black Natural Lacquer, Hand Painted Koi Art
Koiguchi Sheath Mouth	Natural Cow Horn
Kurikata Cord Ring	Natural Cow Horn
Kojiri Sheath End Cap	Natural Cow Horn
Sageo Binding Cord	Golden Ronin Knot Woven Cotton
Shitodome Fitting	Alloy Material
Free Full Gift Set	Luxury Gift Box + Katana Storage Bag + Wooden Sword Stand + Maintenance Kit
Total Full Set Weight	1430g / 3.15lbs
Desheath Blade+Handle Weight	1052g / 2.31lbs
Blade Sharp Option	Fully Sharpened / Unsharpened Optional
Custom Blade Carving	Koi Pattern Custom Engraving Upgrade Available
Handmade Reminder	All handmade swords have slight dimension & painting deviation for reference only

Katana Parts Names and Terminology Guide

Complete nihonto vocabulary for lucky koi fortune sword collectors:

KASHIRA: Gilt silver koi pommel cap

MENUKI: Mini koi copper side ornaments

TSUKAMAKI: Brown moro woven grip wrap

FUCHI: Koi pattern copper grip ring

TSUBA: Hollow wave koi hand guard

HABAKI: Solid copper blade collar

KOIGUCHI: Natural cow horn sheath mouth

SAGEO: Golden ronin knot binding cord

KURIKATA: Cow horn cord ring

SAYA: Black lacquer hand painted koi scabbard

KOJIRI: Cow horn sheath bottom cap

This chart shows uzi steel & sanbonsugi temper parameters. If you need custom koi engraving, visit Custom Blade Customization

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What cultural meaning of koi katana?
A: Koi fish stands for fortune, wealth and good luck in oriental culture, completely different from wild beast, military themed swords.

Q: What’s Uzi forged steel advantage?
A: Multi-layer folded forging forms stable uniform temper grain, better texture than single T10 steel for collection purpose.

Q: Will hand-painted koi pattern fade?
A: Multi-layer baked lacquer craft, avoid long-time direct sunlight to prevent color loss.

Q: Can this koi blade cut thick bamboo continuously?
A: Polished blade surface easy to scratch, only light drawing display training allowed.

Q: Similar wild beast themed collectible katana reference?
A: View jungle tiger painted samurai sword: Jungle Tiger Katana.

Browse all handmade themed samurai swords in Handmade Katana Collection.

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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.