Musashi Swords | High Quality Budget Swords

Cheap, High Quality Katana Swords
Musashi swords are the best entry level cutting swords. The Musashi company offers functional swords which are extremely low priced considering the good quality.

The lowest price range (from $50 to $150) offers affordable swords which are great display swords but can also be used for light cutting work. The higher priced models ( $150 - $300 and above) are even more durable and can easily withstand regular beatings in the backyard or dojo.

Musashi swords are very good swords for cutting and general practice use. They are great for practitioners as well as people who want a very good looking and functional Katana.

The Musashi company is known to offer a wide range of spring tempered mono steel blades. These are ideal for beginners because a spring tempered blade is harder to chip or bend.

Some of the Musashi swords can even be bent 45 degrees and will return to the straight and true form just like the more expensive models.

If you are new to Japanese swords the many terms for the components of the swords like tsuba, kissaki, habaki and saya might be confusing. This Wikipedia list shows an overview of all the terms.

Swords forged by Chris Zhou (aka Zhou Zheng Wu) are known for their high quality standard. Chris Zhouis was born in the Chinese city Longquan, the legendary city of sword makers for the last 2,500 years.

His father learned Zhou the art of forging swords. Thanks to his craftsmanship Zhou has created swords for some of China's top officials including Wu Lan Fu (the former vice president), and Xi Zhongxun (the Deputy Prime Minister). At the moment Zhou is the curator of the Longquan Zheng Wu Sword Forging Institute and the Longquan Sword Museum.

In 2005 Chris Zhou won the Masters of Fire Sword Competition for his Han Wu Sword.

In contrary to some rumours not all Musashi swords are manufactured from Mr. Zhou's forge.

Paul Chen is the pseudonym of Chen Chao-Po. His company, Hanwei Swords, is world renowned for the fact that they produce not too expensive (Musashi) swords which still have the high quality and workmanship that the more expensive brands offer.

Paul Chen produces his work in the Dalian Forge in China known as
Hanwei. Today, Paul Chen Swords are probably the most sought after oriental sword in America.

The Katana is a type of Japanese sword and is often called a "samurai sword." In a precise sense, the term katana in Japanese is applied to any kind of single-edged Japanese sword, although, incorrectly or habitually, some Japanese and Western sword lovers define katana as the standard size moderately curved (as opposed to the older "tachi" style featuring more curvature) Japanese sword with a blade length of greater than 60 cm (23.6 inches)

The katana is characterized by its distinctive appearance: a curved, slender, single edged blade, circular or squared guard, and long grip to accommodate two hands. It has historically been associated with the samurai of feudal Japan, and has become renowned for its sharpness and cutting ability, to the point that its purported cutting capabilities have reached mythical status. Read more about the Katana on Wikipedia

The Red Shirasaya by Musashi Swords is a great traditionally styled sword at a very reasonable price. Hand forged with bo hi (sharpened), the carbon steel blade is of astounding quality. It features notches in the handle so you know which way the blade is facing without looking. Single pegged with brass habaki and a beautiful rosewood finish on the handle and saya, this sword would make an excellent custom sword project but is perfect just the way it is. Comes with a black sword bag.

Measurements:

* Overall Length: 38 1/2"
* Blade Length: 27"
* Handle Length: 10 1/2"
* Weight: 1.8 Lbs

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The Wakizashi is a traditional Japanese sword with a shoto blade usually between 30 and 60 cm long.

This Japanese sword is similar to the katana, only shorter. The wakizashi was usually worn together with the katana by the samurai in feudal Japan. The wearing of two swords together is daisho, literally "long and short" translated. "Dai" (long) for the katana and "Sho" (short) for the wakizashi.

The Wakizashi, or the shorter companion blade to the Katana, was about 18 inches long. Only the warrior class - the Samurai - was allowed to wear the two swords, which remained a custom for the next several hundred years until abolished in the 19th century.

The Wakizashi sword was primarily a defense, which the samurai could block the attacks. Trained fighters could use the short sword attacker out of balance during a counter attack and then attacked with the long sword when an opening arose.

The tanto is a Japanese knife. (Tanto is Japanese for knife.
) It is a smaller version of the Wakizashi. The length of the blade can vary between 15 and 30 centimeters. Although Tanto was primarily designed for stabbing, it can also be used to make flailing movements with it. It was also used for Seppuku.

Odachi means "great big sword" and is a type of long Japanese sword. The Odachi is an older style of sword that predates the Katana. Most Odachi have religious inscriptions on the tang. More info about this type of sword on Wikipedia

The term Daito would be used if the Katana was larger then average, such as Musashi Miyamoto's Katana, since he was well above average height, his Daito was over 30 inches in length, while most Katana's of the time were 26-29 inches.
Daito Katana

Paul Chen Musashi Miyamoto Daito Sword is 45" overall. It has a 30 1/4" blade. The Musashi blade is hand-forged in high-carbon steel and is edge-tempered using the traditional clay tempering method, resulting in a distinct hamon. Edge hardness is 60HRC, back hardness is 40HRC. The 14 3/4" handle grip is double-pegged to the tang for safety. Genuine rayskin handle with black leather wrap. Black double ring iron tsubas. Wooden scabbard with black lacquer finish. Comes with cleaning kit and storage sleeve. This sword is fully functional and built for cutting. These are official Paul Chen Swords.

Miyamoto Musashi was one of the most famous samurai in the history. His sword fighting skills are unmatched during his time and legendary even today. It is said he was undefeated in the more than 60 duels he fought.

The swordsman lived from 1584 to 1645 under the reign of Tokugawa Leyasu.
His extraordinary skill in swordsmanship brought him the Kensei title. (sword saint)

It was also Musashi who invented the two sword style of using a Katana and a Wakizashi at the same time. He was also a master in warfare strategy, martial arts, writing and painting. Read more about this Samurai legend on this website about Musashi Miyamoto

Miyamoto Musashi only used two swords when fighting against multiple armed opponents. When fighting only one man he used one sword but quite often he did not even bother to use a sword! He dodged his opponent and tapped him on the head with a stick.

He did encourage students to train dual wielding swords. When using two hands for a sword, there is not fluidity in movement according to Musashi.

"If you hold a sword with both hands, it is difficult to wield it freely to left and right, so my method is to carry the sword in one hand".

This sword brought to you by Musashi Swords is a marvelous weapon. With a hand honed, carbon steel blade and the lacquered saya that is inscribed with the "Devil" inscription, you are sure to be able to defend yourself with this! This sword also features a metal tsuba, a Musashi habaki, a cotton cord and faux same wrapped handle (double pegged) as well as a black sword bag and Kill Bill Hang tag! Make all your friends jealous by buying this and the Bride Sword to go with!

Measurements:

* Overall Length: 41"
* Blade Length: 27"
* Handle Length: 10 1/2"
* Weight 2.4 Lbs

The Musashi Kill Bill sword is now available at a discount at Heavenly Swords

Features:

Hand forged carbon steel blade with bo-hi
* Hand sharpened
* Beautiful hamon
* Black iron bamboo tsuba
* Blackened brass bamboo themed fuchi and kashira
* Cotton and rayskin wrapped tsuka
* Dark Red laquered wood saya
* Fully functional
* Comes with sword bag and certificate of authenticity

Measurements:

* Blade: 27"
* Tsuka: 11"
* Overall: 39"
* Weight: 2.1 Lbs

This Bamboo Katana is for sale at Heavenly Swords

Tameshigiri is test cutting to determine the quality of a sword. Nowadays bamboo and rice mats (Tatami mats) are used for test cutting. In ancient Japanese times however human bodies were the preferred material. The bodies would be either condemned criminals or corpses of deceased.

Captain Jack Sparrow is the on again/off again captain of the infamous pirate ship The Black Pearl. He's a scoundrel and a charming rogue, and he is one of the best swordsmen around, whether he's sailing the high seas and cutting down Davy Jones' deformed crew or on land fighting wave after wave of British soldiers.
This blade is a stunning recreation of the one used by Johnny Depp in the popular Pirates of the Caribbean films.