9260 Bujinkan Spring Steel Japanese Ninja Katana Sword

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You are bidding on: Cheness 9260 Silicon Alloy Spring Steel Bujinkan Federation Custom Shinobi (Ninja) Katana "Oniyuri" (Tiger Lily) Highly resilient metal. Excellent resistance to metal fatigue!! - Disguised 23" blade length/Massively long nakago (tang) and tsuka at 14" Checkout the third party destructive testing and review of this new and highly unique specialized spring steel conducted by RSKnives This auction is for one WITH FULLER (AKA "Bo-Hi", or "Blood Groove").(Can also be delivered unsharpened) 100% Hand Forged, 100% Hand Polished Carbon Spring Steel katana. Heat Tempered, OIL Quenched. Fully Sharpened Fully Functional Live Blade. The 9260 Silicon Alloy Spring Steel is a very unique metal that is extremely suitable for katanas. Highly resistant to setting and metal fatigue. Common application of this steel is in foils used for fencing. We are the first and only katana maker to use this special spring steel in a production blade. Name "Oniyuri" (Tiger Lily) Blade 9260 Silicon Alloy Carbon Spring Steel. Overall Length (+ Saya) 44.5" Treatment Full Hand Forged, Through Tempered, Oil Quenched, Hand Polished Finish Tameshigiri Polish Blade Dimension 23" Length, 0.3" Width, 1.25" Height Sori (Curvature) 0.7" Weight 2 lbs 8 oz (with fuller), 2 lbs 12 oz (without fuller) Tsuba/Fuchi/Kashira Antiqued Brass Kanbai Tsuba Set Balance Point 2.5" above tsuba (with fuller), 3" above tsuba (without fuller) Tsuka/Ho 14" Wood Tsuka Ito Black Cotton Mekugi 2 X Wood (Double Pinned) Same Real Ray Skin Panel Wrap Saya 30.5" Black Glossy Lacquered Medium Hardwood NEW CUTTING VIDEO Test Cutting (7/3/06) of the newly arrived 9260 "Oniyuri" Bujinkan Katana. Attempts at cutting using various hand grips so as to experiment with the versatility of this blade/grip ratio. Short video.. 58 sec. Download Video (2.19 mb) - Streaming Windows Media Video (WMV). T are many pictures and may take some time to load - Please be patient The Oniyuri is a very specialized and very unique sword only available through us and no w else. Originally, it was custom made for a few specific dojo customers of the Bujinkan Federation. It is similar to, but differs in many area to our Onibasu. We have since decided to make this specialized katana available to the general public without the need to custom order one through a dojo. The Oniyuri is made of the extremely resilient 9260 Spring Steel (as in our popular Tenchi and Shura katanas).... to withstand various exercises within the dojo setting . What really makes this sword unique is its specific dimensions of various components. The blade is a shorter 23" in length to allow for faster manuvering... However, it is housed in a regular length saya of 30". On the outside, it gives a deceptive impression that it is a regular katana... but when drawn, it clears the scabbard faster and earlier than the opponent expects due to the shorter blade length. Due to its relatively lighter blade weight, plus the extensive counter weight provided by the tsuka, it handles very fast with extensive leverage of the longer tsuka. The 14" tsuka (13" not counting fuchi/kashira) with an extensive nakago is used for restraining techniques in some specific ryu-ha of Bujinkan. The extensive nakago (tang) within the long handle also makes the grip portion into a reasonably feasible section for blocking. The overall apparence of the blade in and out of its saya is shown below. (I tried to include both the fullered and non-fullered version photos as much as I can to show you both varients). This is essentially a shinobi (ninja) katana... disguised to have the same apparence as a standard katana (as true ninja swords tends to be -- since the idea is to NOT have your side arm reveal your identiy). (The straight bladed ninja sword is a Hollywood rendition of the shinobi katana) . (The last photo below is meant to offer a size reference with my hand holding the sw... read more

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