Celestial Katana - Photo Gallery

Made by Hanwei, the Celestial Katana features an L6 hand forged blade.

The tsuka features black cotton ito over black samegawa.

The tsuba opposes the hamon with a depiction of turbulent sea with waves crashing against the rocks.

Silver seppa on the Paul Chen Celestial Katana.

The saya sparkles with a beautiful silver flake with a gloss polish with a buffalo horn kojiri, kurikata and koiguchi adorned with a navy sageo.

Black cotton ito over black same.

The Hanwei Celestial features a multi-finish planetary menuki to compliment the overall theme.

The kashira also resembles the tsuba of the crashing waves.

This katana is made for the black belt or sensei. It can be enjoyed by an intermediate level martial artist but will reveal its true grace and power in the hands of a master swordsman.

The Celestial Katana reflects all the harmonious aspects of the heavens and the sea.

Bainite is a structure of high-carbon steel that combines great strength with excellent flexibility and shock absorption characteristics. It has been known as an exemplary Katana blade component for a number of years but its use has been restricted to a few top-class master smiths, due to the difficulties involved in performing the exacting heat treatment procedures necessary for the production of a Bainite blade body in combination with the very hard Martensite Yakiba (edge section) required for Katana blades.