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		<title>Odachi</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:39:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Forging and heat treating a 49” blade is a tough task but the Hanwei smiths have mastered the technique and we’re excited to bring you our functional and historically accurate Odachi. The “O” means great and we’re not kidding. With an overall length of 67” there’s only one way to describe this sword &#8211; large! [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Story of the 47 Ronin is one of the most celebrated and influential tales of the Samurai from the Edo period. Lord Asano was a powerful Daimyo ordered by the Shogun to entertain guests of the Imperial Family. The highest ranking master of protocol, Kira, was given the task of teaching Asano, among others, [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:22:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Each piece in the Kami set has a hand-forged and folded K120C powder steel blade with a long (o) kissaki featuring a hand engraved “Fudo” Horomono and Bo-Hi. The folding process creates exceptional hada, or grain pattern, along the blade accentuated by the distinctive hamon. Saya are deeply lacquered in red, with a black ring-carved [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Each piece in the Kami set has a hand-forged and folded K120C powder steel blade with a long (o) kissaki featuring a hand engraved “Fudo” Horomono and Bo-Hi. The folding process creates exceptional hada, or grain pattern, along the blade accentuated by the distinctive hamon. Saya are deeply lacquered in red, with a black ring-carved [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:32:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bushido, or “Way of the Warrior”, defines the code of conduct an honorable Samurai must follow. Much more than the western ideal of chivalry Bushido is a way of life; in both ancient and modern times. The koshirae of our Bushido set features various samurai battle scenes. The blades of each are hand-forged and folded [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bushido Katana</title>
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		<title>Great Wave Katana</title>
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The furniture of each piece in the Great Wave Set displays the renowned Tomoe motif used frequenly for family crests and shrine decoration. The tsuba, fuchi, &#38; kashira are made of blackened iron and feature the Tomoe crest (mon). The blades are hand-forged from T10 high-carbon steel and are differentially hardened using traditional claying methods. [...]]]></description>
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