Clay Tempered - Twin Japanese Katana Swords - Tsuba Start Price USD 349.00 Current Price USD 349.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 750.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, November 14, 2008 End Time Monday, November 24, 2008 Location Palm Beach, FL See more about 'Clay Tempered - Twin Japanese Katana Swords - Tsuba' Description                      HAND FORGED - CLAY TEMPERED - 1095 HIGH CARBON STEEL KATANAS                    2 VERY DIFFERENT TWIN JAPANESE KATANA SWORDS FOR THE PRICE OF 1                                                                 "They say that no two twins are truly ever alike or identical.  These twins prove it" Katana #1 - Stunning 4" "Long O Kissaki" Blade Tip w/ Double Bo-Hi (Fuller / Blood Groove) Running the Length of the Blade - Blade Length 28.5" - Full Tang Double Pegged Blade - Blade Width 1.25" at Habaki Tapering to 1.0" at Yokote - 12" Tsuka (handle) - Black Cotton Tsuka-ito Wrap Over Real Samegawa (rayskin) - Brass Fittings - Dragonfly Tsuba Hand Guard - Hand Sharpened Blade. Katana #2 - Rarely Seen Double Bo-Hi Running From the Habaki and Extending to the Sword's Point of Balance - Full Tang Double Pegged Blade - Blade Length 28.75" - Blade Width 1.25" at Habaki Extending Evenly Along the Entire Length of the Blade to Yokote - Brass Fittings -Tsuka, Tsuka-ito and Samegawa Match Katana #1 - Hand Sharpened Blade - Tsuba is a Japanese Higo Period Dragon.  Katanas are shipped together and come with black and gold protective sword bags. Saya(s) are high gloss black lacquer finish. See the "Twins" Up Close:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98JSBDScq24  (use YouTube's "watch in high quality" hyper-link)  View "The Ultimate Katana" / 4" Long "O" Kissaki:  http://www.myspace.com/425734546 With countless thousands of junk Samurai swords flooding the U.S. market HAZAMA YAKIBA KATANAS distinguishes itself by forging only the highest quality clay tempered Katana swords for the discriminating and experienced sword collector or martial artist, customers who can appreciate the benefits of owning a sword that is a true work of sword-making art. All of the materials we use to assemble our swords are of the highest quality and collectible value, and the cost of our swords mirrors our quality. If you are looking for a cheap-o sword to hang on your wall or to use for chopping tree branches and garbage cans etc., you won't find that kind of junk sword here at Hazama Yakiba's store. 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