We are incredibly proud of our craftsmanship. Thus, we offer a lifetime guarantee on ALL our swords. If ever you have issues with our blades, simply give us a shout. We will repair or replace your sword for no charge. We send our products through verified shipping to ensure safe and reliable handling; if somehow your sword is not delivered, we will refund you 100% the cost.
This Martial Arts Katana offers great quality at a reasonable price. Featuring our hand forged and polished 1060 carbon steel blade, designed for optimal balance and handling. This sword is a more traditional alternative to the many zinc aluminum alloy blades available. Our steel blades have been designed from the ground up, to offer perfect balance for regular Iaido & Kenjutsu use. The blade is unsharpened by default, and the customer can opt for free sharpening service. The sword comes equipped with a black lacquered and painted hardwood saya, silk sageo/ito, alloy fittings, genuine same' (rayskin) and silk wrapped tsuka (handle). The Katana is well assembled and the ito wrapping is tight and even. Each sword is individually handmade so specifications may vary slightly.
Hand Forged 1060 High Carbon Steel Blade Bat Tsuba Martial Arts Iaito Katana Features:
We pride ourselves on our top-notch customer service. We’re in direct contact with you regarding your order from start to finish. We also send pictures of the finished sword for your approval (and excitement!) before shipping. Other companies may accept orders and rush to fulfill them as soon as possible, whereas all of our swords are hand-forged and made to order by master smiths using the time-honored traditional Japanese & Chinese techniques. These swords are not fashioned on an assembly line; each is crafted with the care & respect the heritage deserves.
We refer to Japanese Quality to emphasize the difference from swords that are Made in China and of low quality & mass produced. All of our swords are fully handmade-to-order in the traditional way they have been forged for many generations. Many Longquan swordsmiths received their knowledge directly from Japanese forges; there is a rich history of information sharing between the two cultures. In these modern times, a Japanese Katana and a Longquan Katana are functionally the same.
Forever guarantee: We stand behind the quality of our swords. After your sword is created at the forge, we will send you pictures and will only ship after your approval. If at any time you have issues with the craftsmanship of your sword, please reach out to us and we will do our best to make things right.
Unless indicated otherwise, every sword is hand-forged and made-to-order for a high-quality & unique product created for you. This intricate process takes 3-4 weeks to complete. We’ll send pictures of your sword by email for confirmation (please whitelist sales@swordsofnorthshire.com to make sure you get our email). Tanto and wakizashi swords usually take around 4 weeks. Highly customized swords such as blades of a custom length or custom painted scabbards will typically take 4-5 weeks. For most orders, we estimate 4-6 weeks from the time the order is submitted to when you receive it. If you need a sword by a specific date or within a shorter time frame, contact us and we can see about prioritizing your order.
We ship to anywhere in the United States for free! For all other countries, we offer a flat shipping rate of $19.
Customers are responsible for customs taxes & duties.
Yes, you can customize every sword on our website. Even if you’re not happy with the existing options available to you, you can request just about any change you could think of. We can change most fittings, wrappings, and blade coloring (black, red, or blue) for free. These kinds of requests can be made in the order comments section during checkout. If what you need done is more complex and might cost extra, please contact us with your request. If you make a request in the comments section when ordering your sword and it happens to cost extra we’ll kindly follow-up and explain the cost difference and send an invoice for the cost if you’re happy with it.
Yes we've recreated many customer's favorite swords, please send details and pictures to sales@swordsofnorthshire.com and we’ll let you know about the possibilities and quote.
Overall rating: 5.0 / 5 from 14 reviews.
Sword is so cool
Store owner replied: Hi Jacob, thank you so much for your kind words, I'm so glad you enjoy this legendary blade! Please do let us know if you have any questions in the future, I'm always here and happy to help! :) Love & Light, Hogi the Humble
This sword is a work of art. The craftmanship was beyond my expectations and it will be proudly displayed. I am very happy with my purchase!
Store owner replied: Hi Mark, Thank you so much for your kind words, what an honor for this piece to be called a work of art! Please do let me know if you have any questions in the future, I'm always here and happy to help :) Love & Light, Hogi the Humble
It's going to be a great gift for Christmas and in glad oil came preapplied.
Store owner replied: Hi Noah, Thank you so much for your kind words, I'm glad you enjoy this legendary blade! Please let me know if you have any questions in the future, I'm always here and happy to help :) Love & Light, Hogi the Humble
It was amazing!! It was everything I expected and more!
Store owner replied: Hi Anniston, Thank you so much for your kind words, dear hero! I'm so glad we've met your expectations with this legendary blade. Please let me know if you have any questions in the future, I'm always here and happy to help :) Love & Light, Hogi the Humble
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Store owner replied: Hi Daniel, Thank you so much for your review of this legendary blade! Please do let me know if you have any questions in the future, I'm always here and happy to help :) Love & Light, Hogi the Humble
Amazing sword. When it arrived and I unsheathed it, it was literally perfect I would not have changed a single thing about it.
Hand Forged 1060 High Carbon Steel Blade Bat Tsuba Martial Arts Iaito Katana
Store owner replied: Hi Seth, Thank you so much for your kind words my friend! Please do let me know if you have any questions in the future, I'm always here and happy to help :) Love & Light, Hogi the Humble
Hand Forged 1060 High Carbon Steel Blade Bat Tsuba Martial Arts Iaito Katana These sword is well balanced and swings nicely. The edge is perfect. It was delivered on time and well packaged. This is the sword was my first purchase from Northshire and I am very happy with the service and quality of the blade. I will most certainly order from them again!
Hand Forged 1060 High Carbon Steel Blade Bat Tsuba Martial Arts Iaito Katana
Hand Forged 1060 High Carbon Steel Blade Bat Tsuba Martial Arts Iaito Katana This is the second sword I've ordered here and it won't be the last. Great quality, especially for the price and it has served me well in my martial arts training and competitions
Hand Forged 1060 High Carbon Steel Blade Bat Tsuba Martial Arts Iaito Katana
Hand Forged 1060 High Carbon Steel Blade Bat Tsuba Martial Arts Iaito Katana So this is the first genuine katana I've ever purchased, the ones I owned before were cheap replicas from video games and anime, un-sharpened and made from stainless steel. Those were cool at the time, perfectly good enough and affordable for a teenager with a passing interest in weapons; compared to this however, they were cheap, mass-produced garbage. This sword is nearly flawless, well balanced, and sturdy as a rock. Everything about is made with care, right down to the ito which is wrapped neatly and tighter than a drum. There are some very slight differences from the one pictured, but they're good differences: For example, the pommel on mine is textured differently, with long, wavy lines instead of the rougher look here, but it's shaped the same and has the same mitsudomoe symbol. My only complaint was that part of the guard was slightly bent when it arrived (probably happened in shipping, its perfectly straight in the preview photos they emailed me) but I was able to bend it back with only a little effort and now you can't even tell the difference. Overall, fantastic make, great price, and great service.
Hand Forged 1060 High Carbon Steel Blade Bat Tsuba Martial Arts Iaito Katana
Hand Forged 1060 High Carbon Steel Blade Bat Tsuba Martial Arts Iaito Katana I am very satisfied with the workmanship and quality of my sword. The ordering and shipping process was simple and received as stated. Looking forward to doing more business
Hand Forged 1060 High Carbon Steel Blade Bat Tsuba Martial Arts Iaito Katana
Hand Forged 1060 High Carbon Steel Blade Bat Tsuba Martial Arts Iaito Katana This was a very good quality katana, the fittings where tight, balance and weight was good and came very sharp. Very well made and was an excellent present to add to my collection. Thanks to these guys! I will definitely be using there services again.
Hand Forged 1060 High Carbon Steel Blade Bat Tsuba Martial Arts Iaito Katana
Hand Forged 1060 High Carbon Steel Blade Bat Tsuba Martial Arts Iaito Katana Very good quality for the price. It could have been packaged a little better since the tsuba got a little bent under shipping but managed to bend it back and it gives it character :)
Hand Forged 1060 High Carbon Steel Blade Bat Tsuba Martial Arts Iaito Katana
Hand Forged 1060 High Carbon Steel Blade Bat Tsuba Martial Arts Iaito Katana The quality of the sword was extraordinary, I was very impressed by the saya and the sharpness of the blade. Overall it's an amazing sword and I'm definitely buying here again.
Hand Forged 1060 High Carbon Steel Blade Bat Tsuba Martial Arts Iaito Katana
Hand Forged 1060 High Carbon Steel Blade Bat Tsuba Martial Arts Iaito Katana I just got my sword two days ago and I love it .. the weight is very good and it looks beautiful in person
Hand Forged 1060 High Carbon Steel Blade Bat Tsuba Martial Arts Iaito Katana
