Melaleuca Steel Katana with Real Hamon - Bronze Lion Tsuba, Black Hardwood Lacquer Saya, Full Tang

The blade of this katana is forged from folded melaleuca steel, built up through 1,000 layers that produce a fine wood-grain surface texture visible along the flat. Heat treatment and oil quenching create the genuine hamon - a soft undulating temper line that runs the length of the cutting edge, standing out clearly against the chrome-polished ji. Explore more options in our Melaleuca Steel Japanese Samurai Swords collection.

The handle assembly pairs a stingray-skin base with a tightly wound black-and-red ito, giving a secure grip and a two-tone contrast that works with the overall bronze-and-black color scheme. The kashira is cast in bronze with a guardian-lion face in high relief, mirroring the theme carried through the rest of the fittings.

The tsuba is the visual centerpiece - a bronze piece with a three-dimensional lion figure at its core, surrounded by dense scrolling foliage and mythological cloud motifs in deep relief. The fuchi collar continues the same engraved pattern, linking handle to guard without any visual break.

The black hardwood lacquer saya features bronze-finish kurikata and kojiri engraved with dragon imagery, keeping the scabbard in dialogue with the aged-bronze hardware tone. A brown sageo cord and a matching tassel add a final layer of traditional koshirae detailing. For more folded-steel options, browse our 1000 Layer Folded Japanese Samurai Swords collection.

Overall blade length is 37 in and the piece weighs 6 lb. It ships in a 39 x 4 x 4 in package at 7 lb. The sword stand shown in product images is not included.