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Paper Crane Katana Review – SH2294 – Hanwei

All over the internet I could not find a review about the Paper Crane katana from Hanwei and this really is a High-End Katana so the time is now and here to spend some time on it and show some real clear pictures. They are sold against relatively high prices for a modern production katana […]

Practical Special Katana Review (SH2376) – Cas Hanwei

            So in the practical Series you can find a new Practical Special Katana, this should answer some demands customers have nowadays.   First let we see the general specifications and dimensions: High carbon forged blade Carbon %: 0.62-0.7 Blade Steel Designation: 65 MN US Equivalent: 1566 Quencing: Water Blade Edge: […]

Shinobi, Iga and Kouga Ninja-To (Hanwei)

It is well known that hanwei produces very well Ninja-To’s and now they have made two new Ninja Swords and from what I have seen it is worth to have a closer look at them. Most people are excited about the Ninja Swords which are off course in many Ninja Movies and Ninja Games and maybe […]

Hanwei Practical Plus Elite Impression

Impression by Tiziano Santambrogio, Asian arts of fighting and wellness expert, Gestalt counselor I wanted a solid and beefy blade for my cutting training and for my “shadow” gekken or Iaido Kata’s. A sword to train sequence of tameshigiri. When my level will be sufficient, I will use my MAS from Yong Soo Park. But for […]

L6/ Bainite Katana’s from Paul Chen – Hanwei Forge

Because the L6/ Bainite is a real high-end sword from Hanwei I thought maybe it is time to spend some time on writing about it to get some more insight in this steel quality. Basicly Davenport and Bain discovered in 1920’s this new steel microstructure and they gave it a name: marensive-troostite, due to it […]

De Practical Katana, Practical Plus Katana en Practical Pro Katana van Paul Chen!

De Practical Serie van Paul Chen is zoals de naam al zegt de de lijn van Praktische Zwaarden van Cas Hanwei (waarvan Paul Chen de oprichter is), oftewel Functionele Zwaarden voor de toepassing). Deze Serie is meestal de Lijn waarmee men begint als men een Functioneel Zwaard wilt gaan kopen.  De prijs is relatief laag […]