Horika Duo

The Horika Duo matched pair offers both a Premium Horika Shinken, and a 100% matching Iaito! This pair allows you to have a perfectly matched pair of swords, one blunt for practice, and the other fully sharpened Shinken! Both feature a stunning 100% natural Hamon from Clay Tempering. Don't miss this opportunity to own a pair of stunning swords for your practice, and at a significant savings!

The Horika is one of our best blades. This sword is on the entry level of our Premium offerings. Featuring a traditional Clay Temper. The Michinoku will offer a beautiful combination of natural Hamon. In addition the Ito wrap is 100% natural Premium Cotton, providing superior handling and function. We designed this sword with a blue Ito and 100% real Buffalo Horn fittings on the saya.

We have also upgraded the Saya to be a 100% natural lacquer finish saya with Same Wrap applied near the Koiguchi. The Same wrap adds a very distinct character to the sword, while keeping the esthetics subtle and appealing. In addition it significantly strengthens the saya against cracking and breaking.

The sword is fully sharpened using a 13 stage hand polishing/sharpening process. This process is designed to create an edge that is extremely sharp, and a finish that brings out the character of the sword. The 13 stage process is extremely time consuming, and it is the premium polish we offer for our swords, far superior to both the 10 and 12 stage polish. With the finish on this blade you can expect to see the full character of the steel grain, as well as the temper line on the blade.

Featuring our top quality high carbon steel blade, designed for optimal balance, and handling, this sword offers a more traditional alternative to the many zinc aluminum alloy blades available. Our steel blades have been designed from the ground up, to offer perfect balance for regular Iaido use, reducing the risk of repetitive motion injury from the more common heavy (or poorly balanced) low cost steel swords available.

The fittings on this sword are all made of 100% Iron. These fittings are more traditional, and will offer a superior balance due to the higher weight (pulling the balance closer to the tsuka). In addition Iron fittings are much more durable, and while not reccomended, could even sustain a direct strike (for example if you dropped the sword by accident) with minimal damage. The quality of our Iron fittings is far superior to that of our Alloy line, but they come at a higher cost, which is why we keep the alloy fittings to our Budget series of swords.