Full tang katana

The samurai swords were the most fearsome and beautiful swords ever made in history. Commonly named as katana the samurai swords are a long swords with slight curved used by the fighters with both hands to kill the opponent with his force.

Katana

A full tang katana is almost 38 to 40 inch long strong sword used by the samurai in the feudal system Japan. The katana and samurai are the synonym of each other and only a samurai as allowed to use the katana. Katana sword was slightly curved sword which was used by using both the hands by the warrior. The slight curve -96-+provide ability of deadly attack on their opponent. The katana were made with different varieties and style. The most important beautiful and strong sword among them is the full tang katana. They are like a jewel in the eyes of art collectors who love to possess them as a souvenir of the glorious past of the samurais. They have floated with perfection in every era of sword making from the olden days to the modern world.

The full tang katana-

A full tang katana is the sword that has its tang extended up to the handle or as commonly said the tang is extended to complete length and the handle along with the blade are made with a single piece of metal. The single piece of metal provides stiffness and strength to the sword and also helps the sword maker to enjoy his stint with his katana. The qualities of full tang katana are mentioned below- 

• The single piece of metal provides strength and stiffness to the sword.

• The full tang katana is lighter in weight that makes it an easy sword for practicing.

• The full tang katana has excellent cutting edges and very sharp blades that make it an excellent sword to use.

• They are made with fire heating process. The heating process makes the sword very stiff and hard and very resilient.

Together all these qualities makes the full tang katana the best swords made in the country of the rising sun. They are a beautiful art piece used for deadly combat and also for recollecting the glory of the past by the sword collectors.

Custom made full tang katana

For those who want to have the best of the best thing they should buy a custom made full tang katana for them. A custom made full tang katana can be bought with taking care of the particular details about the steel, design of tsuba or the hakabi while buying the katana.