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Musha Zatoichi Straight-bladed Shirasaya Katana – Burgundy

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(3 customer reviews)

$63.71$74.95

The Musha Zatoichi Shirasaya Katana has a blade of 1045 high carbon steel; the contoured wooden grip and Shirasaya scabbard are crafted from wood and stained a deep burgundy. The habaki blade collar is of brass. Included is a black cloth sword bag.

Overall Length38 1/2''
Blade Length28''
Weight1 lb 13.1 oz
EdgeSharp
Width31.1 mm
Thickness7 mm - 4.9 mm
PommelN/A
P.O.B.7 1/4''
Grip Length10 1/8''
Blade [1045 High Carbon Steel]
TypeKatana
ClassBattle Ready
CultureJapanese
ManufacturerMusha
Country of OriginChina

3 reviews for Musha Zatoichi Straight-bladed Shirasaya Katana – Burgundy

  1. Jonathan

    Excelent product Honestly for $60 it’s perfect. It looks beautiful, it feels firm well made and sturdy. Now after drawing it a few times the fit of it to the scabard does loosen up quite a bit but it’s cheap. So Ya I would definitely recommend it to any beginner or someone who does not want to hurt there more valuable swords. I also suggest only light cutting. But as I said it’s an excellent buy.

  2. etaukan (verified owner)

    Mine just arrived today, and I WANT to love it, I really do.
    It feels solid enough, the finish is smooth and even; the hilt and scabbard are both well-shaped and sanded and the color is beautiful and consistent. It could stand to be sharper, but that’s easily remedied.
    Buuuuut….

    Honestly, I’m left wondering if I was sent a munitions-grade item, even though I bought the standard grade (and double-checked the receipt to make sure that’s how it was received).
    The worst part of it is that the wood of the handle has two odd and obvious flaws, one a sort of little worm-eaten hole, and the other a DRILL hole, which is maybe from the craftsman at the shop accidentally misdrilling the hole for the pin that retains the blade in the wrong spot, then just shrugging and leaving it like that as he resets and drills it correctly an inch or two away.
    There’s also a thing where the blade isn’t perfectly straight, but It isn’t blatant and I’d accept that in a sub-100.00 sword. But those two holes in the hilt just stare back at me as I look at it, and that nagging feeling of discontent is always going to be a part of owning this item.
    (I’ll likely give it away to one of the cousins as a starter sword to just mess around with)

    Again, I wish I could love it; it’s a nice little thing for the price, but I’m disappointed by the poor quality control here.

  3. Patrick

    Garbage sword. When I got it I had to sand down the inside of the “scabbard” (not sure the Japanese term) due to the fact the sword had to be pulled out with 2 people because of how tight it was. Within 1 slice the blade had extremely deep scratches and took more edge damage than any blade I’ve owned. Never buying a musha blade again.

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