United Cutlery's United Black Ikazuchi Forged Katana Damascus. Ikazuchi means, “thunder” in Japanese. Thunder is no match for this classic style sword. This unique series offers a Damascus blade that is folded 9 times to 1792 layers. Featuring a double-edged blade with heavy blood groove down the center and Kanji Chisel. The hardwood handle features ray skin and leather wrapping with brass menuki and unique cast metal guard and pommel. Included is the custom black sheath constructed from hardwood. 41 1/2” overall. 30” blade. United Cutlery LIST PRICE $374.00
United Black Sword and Weapon Series. United black is a collection of fully functional hand forged swords and weapons exclusively manufactured by United Cutlery. These swords and weapons are expertly hand crafted with the very highest respect for traditional methods and design, though we strive to use the best of modern and traditional materials to meet the demands of today’s warriors and collectors. Each series offers the most unique and elegant accents and details you have ever before seen in a sword. Each black united sword is equipped with a hand forged blade with a hardness of 58 +/-2 and each blade tang features an exclusive tang stamp you will only find on United Black Swords. The Damascus steel blades in the United Black collection have each been folded 256 times to yield a 1792 layers of superior cutting power. Each sword is presented in a traditional cloth sword bag with a collectible hanging medallion and each sword is packaged in a custom box.