The artisans at Hanwei pay homage to the One-Eyed Dragon of Oshu, Date Masamune, known for his signature audacious Crescent Moon kabuto.
The point of the blade is the kissaki
The blade is differntially tempered to create a harder cutting edge
the tip of the saya is fitted with a piece of horn
The sageo is tied to the saya
The full tsuka is finished in a nice brown ito
The back of the tsuba depicts a Japanese samurai theme
The tsuba shows an embossed image of Date Masamune
The fuchi has very detailed engraving
This one of the menuki showing through the ito
This is the second menuki showing through the ito
The makidome through the kashira
The Date Masamune is a beautiful tribute to a Japanese Legend
Date Masamune Katana by Paul Chen / Hanwei
The Date Masamune Tsuba
Date Masamune holding a war fan
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