The Paul Chen Katana is swift and agile and made from only the best high quality materials & created using traditional Japanese forging methods. The balance between the beauty and functionality of the sword is truly exceptional, which makes any Paul Chen Katana a very good deal considering its lower costs. Just up until Paul Chen, who is also known as Chen Chao-Po went back to his sword making roots in China, the market in the States had become over saturated with imitation Japanese stainless steel swords.

The Paul Chen Practical Katana makes uses of differentially heat treated katanas whose quality is increasingly catching the eyes of collectors. Remember the fact that a geniune recently crafted Japanese katana created by a Japanese smith in Japan sells in the usa for approximately eight thousand dollars. Custom stock-steel swords will set you back over two thousand dollars. Paul Chen’s Shinto Katana produced in China creates swords less costly for the new collector with suggested prices of just below 5 hundred dollars.

With a blade length of just over twenty eight inches and weighing just over two pounds, the Paul Chen Katana is, till today, the closest reproduction of a Japanese sword in its price range. The Katana’s blade has been clay treated and differentially heat treated using traditional Japanese methods to create a hardened edge for cutting, and a softer body and spine to absorb heavy impact and tolerate shock. The blade on the sword is finished with temper lines that are very detailed, a feature most other swords around the exact same proce would replace with acid etching. Not only does the inferior acid etching leave a really incomplete look on these kinds of cheaper swords, but it also causes structural harm to the blade with time. Just about every sword comes with a completely unique temper line, the result of the clay and heat treatment procedures, which dramatically enhances the polished, finished look of the sword and enables the sword to absorb more. The actual 10.5 inch handle features authentic ray skin as well as a cotton-wrap. The guard on the sword is definitely highly decorated with a dragon motif.

Considering its price, the Paul Chen Katana is an excellent buy, and the most accurate reproduction of a real Japanese sword available for less than five hundred dollars. Many iaito practice katanas are available for the same price range, but keep in mind that they are constructed of a soft zinc-aluminum alloy that was never intended for anything more than kata movement practice.

Nearly all types of Japanese swords bend or break if they are used the wrong way. No katanas were ever crafted to be indestructable. The actual laws of physics as well as the making of the actual blade will usually restrict the blade. Japanaese martial artists avoid blade to blade contact, as this does a hell of a lot of damage to the blades on the swords. The extent to which a blade can chip when an edge strikes against another edge would make a katana useless during a battle. The system of martial arts the samurai used aimed to neutralize their enemy with a single stroke. The Paul Chen katana is a much more beautiful and authentic weapon that is in no danger of breakage when used properly.