Cheness Standard Line Katanas

"Ichi Maru" - Second Generation - With Fuller (bo-hi)

MSRP: $279.99 Sale Price: $149.99

The Ichi Maru katana is our most affordable live blade. It is constructed of a through hardened 1045 carbon monosteel. The second generation Ichi Maru has improved blade geometry as well a cleaner, more attractive fitting and tsuba as well as two mekugi. This hand forged, hand sharpened, and hand polished blade is unbeatable in value.

Type 21 Katana - "Ranko" - With Fuller (bo-hi)

MSRP: $279.99 Sale Price: $149.99

The "Ranko" katana is a varient of our most affordable live blade (Ichi Maru). It is constructed of a through hardened 1045 carbon monosteel with an improved blade geometry as well a cleaner, more attractive fitting and steel tsuba as well as two mekugi. This hand forged, hand sharpened, and hand polished blade is unbeatable in value.

1060 "Mokko" Katana - Third Generation

MSRP: $379.99 Sale Price: $199.99

Our Type 3 "Mokko" katanas is an extremely well heat treated and tempered monosteel blades. Its construction is that of an oil quenched 1060 carbon monosteel. Perfect as an introductory dojo cutter for light to medium targets. The third generation Mokko uses a new tsuba design to get away from the masses that started using the previous stock tsuba. It also has a tighter ito, more oval tsuka, among other changes.

Differentially Hardened 9260 - "Kaze" Katana

MSRP: $599.99 Sale Price: $299.99

The Kaze (Wind) is the result of many popular requests for a clay tempered (hardened) blade using our 9260 Silicon Alloy Spring Steel. The blade body of the Kaze is a hand clayed and differentially heat treated 9260 silicon carbon spring steel. It is finished with a replica of an antique blackened cast steel tsuba submitted to us. This steel is stronger than our Kanbai katana, but does not have the same resiliency of the through hardened 9260. The gain from the clay hardening is that the blade has a smooth and elegant natural hamon (9260 does not generate the same hamon as the Kanbai katana).

9260 Shobu-Zukuri Katana "Ayami" (Iris)

MSRP: $499.99 Sale Price: $249.99

Constructed of the 9260TH spring steel, this Shobu-Zukuri katana is our preferred varient. The shinogi (ridgeline) of this sword runs the entire length of the blade, all the way to the very tip. This configuration results in a needle-like tip where the mune-shinogi-ha comes together to a singular point, facilitating penetration of soft targets.

9260 Shobu-Zukuri Katana "Kurome" (Black Eyes)

MSRP: $499.99 Sale Price: $249.99

Constructed of the 9260TH spring steel, this Shobu-Zukuri katana is the more popular and commonly seen varient. The shinogi (ridgeline) of this sword runs just short of the tip by a few millimeters. This configuration results in a blade-like tip for cutting.

Type 12 Katana - "Tenchi" - 9260 Silicon Alloy Spring Steel Katana

MSRP: $499.99 Sale Price: $279.99

The "Tenchi" (Heaven and Earth) katana uses our most durable material for its blade construction. The blade body is a 9260 silicon alloy carbon spring steel. It is handsomely finished with a cast brass Musashi Double Ring tsuba that is thicker than the standard steel tsubas with an antiqued finish. This sword has a heftier and more antiqued look and feel than other steel fitted blades.

Type 5 Katana - Folded Steel "Kochou"

MSRP: $399.99 Sale Price: $229.99

Our Type 5 blade employs a dual folded steel construction resulting in a Damascus surface pattern on the face of the blade. This is a true folded steel katana that is ideal for display and sharp enough for cutting.

30" - 9260 Silicon Alloy Spring Steel Katana

MSRP: $499.99 Sale Price: $279.99

This is our first 30 inch Nagasa 9260 spring steel katana. The additional 2" length from a standard katana makes this large sword perfect for large users. The trial run is to find out whether there is a market for such a sword or not. The sword is a better cutter than the standard 28" blade.