Custom Citadel Sword Set

Citadel's swords are designed to meet the requirements of martial arts practitioners by staying as close to the historical reality as possible. Alloy replicas may well be of good quality, but they just don't have the feel of perfect balance that you get from a genuine forged steel sword. Citadel has deliberately chosen to produce little in order to produce better. So whenever possible, they work by hand, which means that each and every sword is individually crafted. Citadel's workshop controls all stages of fabrication, from the forge with three hammers to the handcraft and assembly of koshirae. Each forged blade is monitored individually. It is carefully coated with clay and quenched which, after polish, will produce a genuine Hamon (temper line). All Koshirae items are handmade: the Ito/shito domes, the precision-cast menuki, the kurigatas, kojiris, koigushis made of water buffalo horn. The genuine ray skin-covered tsuka are braided Japanese silk. (Tsukaito) are fitted individually to the blade, as are the saya carved in a non-corrosive, non-siliceous wood related to magnolia. The tsuba are not cast, stamped or moulded; rather they are finely chiseled and sculpted. Citadel's ambition is to make swords accessible at a fair price to connoisseurs, with a quality that has thus far only been available from costly Japanese productions. Comes complete with deep lacquered stand and cleaning kit. This 3 piece one-of-a-kind hand made custom set from Citadel is a rare find. Produced as a prototype, this set has traveled many miles and has some minor wear.