Raptor Shinken Katana
The Hanwei Raptor Katana are designed to be tough. They are forged out
of 5160 high carbon spring steel and suitable for cutting hard targets like
bamboo.
The Raptor Shinogi-Zukuri blade, which has evolved as
the most common Japanese katana blade design, provides
both speed and cutting power. Featuring a distinct
yokote, such blades were originally produced after the
Heian period, around 987 AD.
The Raptor Unokubi-Zukuri (Cormorants Neck) blade
design is patterned after the shape of the Naginata, the
powerful long-handled weapon popular between the 12th
and 14th centuries. Notable for the strongly relieved
shinogi-ji and diamond-shaped kissaki, the
Unokubi-Zukuri provides excellent balance in a strong
cutting blade.
The Raptor Shobu-Zukuri (Iris Leaf) blade has an
elegant shape and powerful cutting ability. Notable for
the absence of a Yokote transition, this blade design
became popular during the Nanbokucho era (1336 ~1392 AD)
and its popularity continued into the Muromachi period.
The Nanbochuko period in Japanese history (the later
part of the 14th. century) encompassed sixty years of
internal conflict in Japan, which spawned a demand for
more and bigger sword blades than ever produced
previously. Blades became longer and wider, sometimes to
extremes (the Odachi had its genesis in this period).
Named for this period, the Nanbokucho Katana is
impressively sized. With a blade length of 30", a long
kissaki and a weight of just under 3 lbs. it is designed
for heavy targets. It is, however, surprisingly agile
and nimble enough to master double cuts.
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