Ikoi — 勢い — carries the sense of momentum, the impulse that drives a clean cut, and this katana is built for those who want that force matched with real beauty: martial-arts experts and demanding collectors alike.
Forging & steel
The blade is forged from T10 tool steel and finished to a mirror polish that throws light along its length. Across the edge runs a flame-shaped hamon — the temper line drawn into licking, flame-like shapes by special hardening — that marks the boundary between the hard cutting edge and the tougher spine. The mirror polish makes that flame line read sharp and clear, and it is the most demanding finish to execute, since every stage of the work has to be flawless before the next can build on it. The result is a blade that cuts with precision and catches the eye from across a room.
Fittings
A pure-copper tsuba, minutely sculpted and combining gilding and silvering, guards the hand. The saya is ebony wood with a bull-horn kurigata; the tsuka wears genuine stingray leather over a gold-plated copper menuki kit, pinned with two bamboo mekugi for a firm, luxurious grip.
Specifications
| Blade steel | T10 steel with flame-shaped hamon |
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| Blade finish | Mirror polished |
| Tsuba | Pure copper, gold and sculpted silver |
| Saya | Ebony wood with bull-horn kurigata |
| Tsuka | Genuine stingray leather, gold-plated copper menuki, 2 bamboo mekugi |
Dimensions
| Total length | 103 cm |
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| Blade length | 72 cm |
| Blade width | 3.2 cm |
| Blade thickness | 0.7 cm |
| Handle length | 25 cm |
| Weight | 1.4 kg |
Is it battle-ready?
Yes. T10’s hardness, the flame hamon and the mirror polish give Ikoi precise, confident cuts as well as a striking display presence. It shares its T10 temper-line family with the Ray and the claw-hamon Emerarudo, though the mirror finish puts Ikoi a clear step above both in presentation. Browse the full katana range.
