Forged Katanas and Wakizashis
Mantis is proud to introduce the most significant
advancement in our katana line to date; the Performance Series. Featuring four
distinct blade variations (Iaito, Katana, XL, and XL Light) each sword has been
designed from the ground-up, with blade geometry specially adapted to the needs
of each Japanese martial arts discipline. Currently offered in four formats (Tori,
Musashi, Practical Plus, and Practical) with more to follow, the series feature
a wide range of steel type and furniture styles to meet every budget.
The saya (scabbard) is
hand-carved from a light weight strong Japanese wood and then lacquered.
The Kojori (end cap), Koi-guchi (throat) and Kuri-gata (eyelet) are made of
hand-carved horn. All swords come with a sageo (belt tie).
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| Three Monkeys Sale! |
| The “Three Wise
Monkeys” is a popular symbol of the “See no evil, hear no evil,
speak no evil” proverb popular in many cultures around the world. The
proverb itself is thought to have originated in China and was brought to
Japan by a Buddhist monk, while the association with three monkeys
appears to be a Japanese play on words. |
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| Wind and Thunder Katana and
Wakizashi Sale! |
Great Wave Sword
Set Sale! |
Tea Culture Katana Sale! |
| Our Wind and Thunder katana
is one of the heaviest swords made by Paul Chen. The blade is patterned after
early Japanese swords when they were thicker and the kissaki (tip) was
longer. |
The premier cutting sword from Paul Chen. Each piece is stylized
with the renowned tomoe motif. The blades are hand-forged from T10
high carbon steel.
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In Japan the traditional
method of serving tea is a celebrated art form in itself. This highly
ritualized ceremony is an involved process, the most elaborate of which
can last hours and is reserved for the most distinguished of guests. |
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Shinto
katanas and Wakizashis Sale! |
Golden
Oriole Sword Set Sale! |
Musashi
katanas and Wakizashis Sale! |
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Click here to
view the Shinto katanas from Paul Chen |
A deep blue lacquered
scabbard with a Golden Oriole on the copper and steel open work tsuba. Blade 28.25"
Overall 42.50" |
Click here it
view all of the Musashi Katanas from Paul Chen |
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We also offer Medieval weapons, Japanese swords, Samurai
swords, Antiques, old swords, tantos and Naginata. Mantis swords is known for
its large selection of Chinese knives, Oriental swords and Martial Arts weapons. You will find many sword parts
such as tsubas, silk bags, sword stands and cleaning kits on our site. We also offer sword cleaning kits, cane swords, Tachi long swords, Scottish swords, Celtic swords, Japanese katana, Japanese samurai swords,
folded steel swords and Tai Chi swords. You will find a wide array of Japanese
helmets and samurai armor. We have many ninja items such as shuriken, throwing
stars, shaken, throwing spikes, manriki gusari, ninja swords, ninja katanas,
ninja books and practice wooden shinai. All of our Japanese weapons are battle
ready and may be used for cutting mats. The Oriental swords have all been
sharpened. however, the medieval weapons, Celtic, renaissance and European weapons
and swords have no edge. Our swords have been custom hand-made in traditional
ways. The Oriental swords and medieval weapons blades are clay fired to produce a true temper line. The samurai
swords and Japanese swords have true hamon lines from the clay firing process.
If there is any medieval weapons, Japanese swords or samurai swords that you do not
see on our site, please email from the link below. Our medieval weapons,
oriental swords and martial arts weapons are of the highest quality.