TrueKatana is a US-registered brand (SWORDSMAN INC.) headquartered in Irvine, California. Our swords are designed in collaboration with Japanese sword experts and hand-forged in sword town China — a city with over 2,600 years of sword-making heritage and widely recognized as the world's premier center for blade forging. All domestic orders ship from our US-based warehouse in California, ensuring fast and reliable delivery. International orders ship directly from our partner forges.