The economically priced Practical Katana
- High carbon forged blade
- Differentially tempered
- Fully functional
- Item # SH10701
Overall: 39 1/2"
Blade Length: 27"
Handle Length: 11"
Weight: 2lb 4oz
Point of Balance: 5 3/4"
Width at Guard: 32mm
Width at Tip: 21mm
Thickness at Guard: 6mm
Thickness at Tip: 2.5mm
Sori: 3/4"
Blade Steel: 1566
Hrc Edge: 60
Hrc Back: 40
The Practical Katana is a great entry-level katana for those who wish to start with tameshigiri and other cutting sword arts. Without the cost of a traditionally made katana and the all-natural handle component that shrink and swell from perspiration from your hands and humidity from your environment, the Practical Katana allows you to enjoy katana ownership without the excessive maintenance that comes with it. And once you’ve made thousands of cuts with it, you can get another or sharpen it with modern conventional means.
The Practical Katana has been the standard in the Japanese sword industry since its introduction since the early 2000s. It's highly imitated but never truly replicated by the competition. You can purchase with confidence in CAS Hanwei brand swords with our four decades of knowledge and expertise in manufacturing.
Made formerly at the legendary Hanwei forge that closed in 2024, the famed artisans of Dalian at the Dragon King forge take the mantle of this legendary brand. Former protégé of Paul Chen and original engineer of the manufacturing of the Hanwei brand, Frenchie Jin knows these swords better than anyone else as he was a part or their original conception at the original Hanwei Metal Factory. The CAS Hanwei brand couldn’t be in better manufacturing hands for the future.