Kris Cutlery 26A Custom Katana( Cottontail Customs)
Aug 5, 2020 11:31:33 GMT
Post by Stef on Aug 5, 2020 11:31:33 GMT
This is one of my favorite sword, I brought it as soon as I saw it posted by Josh. I had absolutely no money in at the time but I knew that if I didn't grab it I would never see one like it again and probably never see for sale again. Cottontail Customs has a long history of doing things right and attention to detail so I grabbed it as fast as I could and years later it is still one of my favourite a great deal of work was done. I'll copy Josh description below. this blade and the new koshirae created a very nimble fast sword that I would reach for in any occasion.
"The tsuka has been re-profiled to a slimmer more comfortable shape and measures in at 10 ½”.
It received new premium samegawa panels lacquered in a matte black. The steel fuchi is in higo style and the kashira is hand-cut and polished buffalo horn. The Menuki are handmade out of copper and feature a stylized snakeskin pattern. The tsuka is wrapped in hineri-maki style with imported Japanese dark blue silk and given a lacquer treatment for added strength and durability. There is a single susudake mekugi.
The seppa are handmade from copper with a decorative filed edge and a authentic Japanese Rokusho patina was applied.
The tsuba is the original KC round iron design featuring two udeneki on the mune side. It was given a forced rust patina in a dark brown. The habaki is also original and made of iron with a blued patina.
the saya was re-profiled and is much slimmer than the bulky stock shape and features a full real snakeskin wrap with many layers of Japanese clear lacquer over it. The koiguchi, kurikata, kaeshizuno and kojiri are all made of horn and it’s wrapped in a high quality black synthetic silk sageo.
The 26”(27” with habaki) blade is forged from Kris Cutlery’s famed differentially heated 5160 spring steel featuring a suguha hamon, niku, geometric yokote, chu-kissaki and mitsu-mune. These blades are not being sold anymore and are becoming very difficult to find second hand."
"The tsuka has been re-profiled to a slimmer more comfortable shape and measures in at 10 ½”.
It received new premium samegawa panels lacquered in a matte black. The steel fuchi is in higo style and the kashira is hand-cut and polished buffalo horn. The Menuki are handmade out of copper and feature a stylized snakeskin pattern. The tsuka is wrapped in hineri-maki style with imported Japanese dark blue silk and given a lacquer treatment for added strength and durability. There is a single susudake mekugi.
The seppa are handmade from copper with a decorative filed edge and a authentic Japanese Rokusho patina was applied.
The tsuba is the original KC round iron design featuring two udeneki on the mune side. It was given a forced rust patina in a dark brown. The habaki is also original and made of iron with a blued patina.
the saya was re-profiled and is much slimmer than the bulky stock shape and features a full real snakeskin wrap with many layers of Japanese clear lacquer over it. The koiguchi, kurikata, kaeshizuno and kojiri are all made of horn and it’s wrapped in a high quality black synthetic silk sageo.
The 26”(27” with habaki) blade is forged from Kris Cutlery’s famed differentially heated 5160 spring steel featuring a suguha hamon, niku, geometric yokote, chu-kissaki and mitsu-mune. These blades are not being sold anymore and are becoming very difficult to find second hand."