• Hand honed and Muku-kitae method forged 1045 high carbon steel blade.
• Full length 29" razor sharp blade.
• Overall Length: 39 3/4" Free gift box and free bag.
• Blade Material: High Temper Carbon Steel; Lamination method Maru.
• Named for Japanese General Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

Musashi s are greatly desired by Samurai and collectors alike. That is because the Musashi is synonymous with the legendary Miyamoto Musashi. Just as fans worldwide like to buy autographed items of their favorite athletes, Musashi is the Hank Aaron of Samurai. Possessing an authentic Musashi Samurai makes a collector feel as if he has been empowered. Miyamoto Musashi is without a doubt the best Samurai warrior to have ever toted a Daito (the longer samurai ) and Wakizashi (the medium sized ). Reportedly he was in well over 60 fights before retirung. In his later years he penned a book called "The Book of Five Rings" in which he teaches the art of samurai fighting. The book continues to be a preferred teaching aid to true samurai form, smanship (kenjutsu) and martial arts like ken-do. The true meaning of the term "Samurai" is"the one who serves". The samurai lived a very disciplined life. They strived always for perfection of kenjutsu and their character. Samurai were expected to be capable of bringing the same degree of discipline to the social community as they did to engaging an nent on the battlefield. This warrior's choice of weaponry was the Katana. The katana is a devastating weapon. Lightning fast and overwhelmingly powerful . The Samurai viewed their Katana as practically a living thing which made it most highly revered. Musashi Katanas are made using the old methods of forging and tempering steel. It creates a hand honed razor edge that makes these s as functional as they are individual works of art. These are full tang, battle ready, and razor sharp right out of the box. The Musashi Hand Honed series s are full tang and can be fully disassembled. The is made with high temper carbon steel, Hangan(Single Hard Steel, Maru Method). Every is hand sharpened by our expert blacksmiths to boast a razor sharp edge making cutting papers a seamless effort.