yet with a standard shape

Blue : synthetic dye

In modern Japanese it is simply written 気

going through 2 brass rings

the inside layer is made of polyester for better heat retention

Iaito Minosaka Satsuma Koshirae [F]Heavy_Weight yet with a standard shapeThe Satsuma Koshirae is a very high end Iaito, fully order made, crafted from scratch in Japan with a sand casted bubble free zinc aluminum alloy blade. This model has a very special extra long and heavy blade, for a concept loosely based on the Satsuma Han swords used during the Bakumatsu and Satsuma rebellion. It is said such swords were wielded by the very famous last samurai Saigo Takamori, although it hasn't been formally confirmed. As this