Legacy Blades The Last Samurai Sanmai Katana
Legacy Blades The Last Samurai Sanmai Katana
This Katana is a replica of the sword of Capt. Nathan Algren, the main character in the 2003 American film "The Last Samurai". The plot of the movie centers on Nathan Algren, a captain in the US Cavalry Regiment who is constantly haunted by the atrocities committed by his group during the American-Indian wars. He was recruited by the Japanese to help train the modernized Japanese Imperial Army and quell a rebellion of traditional samurais. Capt. Algren ended up embracing the way of life and principles of the samurai and then fighting with them against the Japanese government.
Legacy Blades/ replica of Capt. Algren's katana has a shinogi zukuri blade in honsanmai lamination. The edge is made of 1095 high carbon steel and the sides made of folded 1060 steel. The blade is differentially-hardened with a beautiful, natural hamon and hada. It has a bohi running from the habaki to the kissaki, making the blade lighter. The tsuka is made of hardwood with white, rayskin panels and wrapped with black, synthetic silk ito. The tsuba, fuchi, kashira and menuki are made of glossy, black, zinc alloys while the habaki and seppa are made of brass. The saya is matte black. True to the movie, the blade has a laser etched kanji. In the movie, it was said that the kanji means "I belong to the warrior, in who the old ways have joined the new.", however some argue that the kanji really means "Since the ancient times to the present, God is with those who serve with dignity and honor."
SPECIFICATIONS
Overall Length : 103cm / 40.6" | Nagasa(Blade) : 71cm / 27.9" |
Tsuka(Handle) : 27cm / 10.6" | Motohaba(width near habaki) : 3.15cm |
Sakihaba(width near yokote) : 2.3cm | Sori(curve) : 1.9cm |
Kasane(thickness at habaki) : 7.5mm | Sakikasane(thickness at yokote) : 3mm |
Blade : Honsanmai, 1095 High Carbon Steel+Folded steel | Saya Material : Hardwood |
Handle Material : Hardwood+Genuine Rayskin | Tsuba : Alloy |
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