{"product_id":"katana-dragon-ascent-spring-steel-black-saya-genuine-rayskin","title":"Katana Dragon Ascent Spring Steel Black Saya Genuine Rayskin","description":"\u003ch2\u003ePerformance Katana Dragon Ascent with Maru Blade, Bo-Hi, Black Lacquer Saya and Genuine Rayskin\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"104\" data-end=\"513\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"108\" data-end=\"125\"\u003eDragon Ascent\u003c\/strong\u003e is a performance-oriented katana forged from resilient spring steel in a traditional Maru construction, delivering exceptional toughness, flexibility, and dependable cutting performance. Designed for martial arts practice and tameshigiri (test cutting), it captures the timeless spirit of the ascending dragon while combining modern functionality with traditional Japanese craftsmanship.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"515\" data-end=\"984\"\u003eThe blade features a full-length \u003cstrong data-start=\"548\" data-end=\"557\"\u003ebo-hi\u003c\/strong\u003e, reducing overall weight while enhancing balance and producing a crisp \u003cstrong data-start=\"629\" data-end=\"642\"\u003etachikaze\u003c\/strong\u003e (audible feedback) with every swing. The brass \u003cstrong data-start=\"690\" data-end=\"709\"\u003emaru-gata tsuba\u003c\/strong\u003e showcases a powerful dragon rising through swirling clouds, an enduring symbol of strength, wisdom, and ascension in Japanese culture. Matching brass \u003cstrong data-start=\"860\" data-end=\"877\"\u003efuchi-kashira\u003c\/strong\u003e continue the cloud and dragon motif, creating a unified koshirae that conveys both authority and elegance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"986\" data-end=\"1332\"\u003eThe tsuka is wrapped in tightly fitted black ito over genuine white rayskin, providing a secure grip and a striking black-and-white contrast. A deep black gloss lacquer saya, complemented by a matching black sageo, completes the mounting with understated sophistication while maintaining the practical durability expected of a performance katana.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1334\" data-end=\"1519\"\u003eAn ideal choice for practitioners and collectors seeking a spring steel katana that combines reliable cutting performance with the commanding presence of the legendary ascending dragon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1206\" data-end=\"1317\"\u003eSwords holder or stand sold separately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSword Information\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 435pt; height: 361.078px;\" width=\"579\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup\u003e \u003ccol style=\"mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 8248; width: 182pt;\" width=\"242\"\u003e \u003ccol style=\"mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 11491; width: 253pt;\" width=\"337\"\u003e \u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr data-end=\"384\" data-start=\"280\" style=\"height: 20.0632px;\" height=\"20\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-col-size=\"sm\" data-end=\"305\" data-start=\"280\" style=\"height: 20.0632px; width: 182pt;\" width=\"242\" class=\"xl66\" height=\"20\"\u003eFeatures\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-end=\"384\" data-start=\"305\" data-col-size=\"lg\" style=\"width: 253pt; height: 20.0632px;\" width=\"337\" class=\"xl65\"\u003eMaru (mono-steel), Genuine rayskin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-end=\"489\" data-start=\"385\" style=\"height: 20.0632px;\" height=\"20\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-col-size=\"sm\" data-end=\"410\" data-start=\"385\" style=\"height: 20.0632px;\" class=\"xl66\" height=\"20\"\u003eOverall Length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-end=\"489\" data-start=\"410\" data-col-size=\"lg\" style=\"width: 253pt; height: 20.0632px;\" width=\"337\" class=\"xl65\"\u003eApprox. 101 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-end=\"593\" data-start=\"490\" style=\"height: 20.0632px;\" height=\"20\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-col-size=\"sm\" data-end=\"518\" data-start=\"490\" style=\"height: 20.0632px;\" class=\"xl66\" height=\"20\"\u003eBlade Length (Nagasa)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-end=\"593\" data-start=\"518\" data-col-size=\"lg\" style=\"width: 253pt; height: 20.0632px;\" width=\"337\" class=\"xl65\"\u003eApprox. 72 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-end=\"697\" data-start=\"594\" style=\"height: 20.0632px;\" height=\"20\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-col-size=\"sm\" data-end=\"622\" data-start=\"594\" style=\"height: 20.0632px;\" class=\"xl66\" height=\"20\"\u003eHandle Length (Tsuka)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-end=\"697\" data-start=\"622\" data-col-size=\"lg\" style=\"width: 253pt; height: 20.0632px;\" width=\"337\" class=\"xl65\"\u003eApprox. 26 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-end=\"801\" data-start=\"698\" style=\"height: 20.0632px;\" height=\"20\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-col-size=\"sm\" data-end=\"726\" data-start=\"698\" style=\"height: 20.0632px;\" class=\"xl66\" height=\"20\"\u003eBlade Width at Habaki\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-end=\"801\" data-start=\"726\" data-col-size=\"lg\" style=\"width: 253pt; height: 20.0632px;\" width=\"337\" class=\"xl65\"\u003e3.2 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-end=\"906\" data-start=\"802\" style=\"height: 20.0632px;\" height=\"20\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-col-size=\"sm\" data-end=\"827\" data-start=\"802\" style=\"height: 20.0632px;\" class=\"xl66\" height=\"20\"\u003eBlade Thickness\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-end=\"906\" data-start=\"827\" data-col-size=\"lg\" style=\"width: 253pt; height: 20.0632px;\" width=\"337\" class=\"xl65\"\u003e7 mm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-end=\"1011\" data-start=\"907\" style=\"height: 20.0632px;\" height=\"20\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-col-size=\"sm\" data-end=\"932\" data-start=\"907\" style=\"height: 20.0632px;\" class=\"xl66\" height=\"20\"\u003eBlade Material\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-end=\"1011\" data-start=\"932\" data-col-size=\"lg\" style=\"width: 253pt; height: 20.0632px;\" width=\"337\" class=\"xl65\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eSpring \u003c\/span\u003eSteel (Performance-grade)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-end=\"1131\" data-start=\"1012\" style=\"height: 20.0632px;\" height=\"20\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-col-size=\"sm\" data-end=\"1037\" data-start=\"1012\" style=\"height: 20.0632px;\" class=\"xl66\" height=\"20\"\u003eHeat Treatment\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-end=\"1131\" data-start=\"1037\" data-col-size=\"lg\" style=\"width: 253pt; height: 20.0632px;\" width=\"337\" class=\"xl65\"\u003eThrough-hardened\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-end=\"1236\" data-start=\"1132\" style=\"height: 20.0632px;\" height=\"20\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-col-size=\"sm\" data-end=\"1157\" data-start=\"1132\" style=\"height: 20.0632px;\" class=\"xl66\" height=\"20\"\u003eBlade Shape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-end=\"1236\" data-start=\"1157\" data-col-size=\"lg\" style=\"width: 253pt; height: 20.0632px;\" width=\"337\" class=\"xl65\"\u003eCurved, single-edged\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-end=\"1388\" data-start=\"1237\" style=\"height: 20.0632px;\" height=\"20\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-col-size=\"sm\" data-end=\"1262\" data-start=\"1237\" style=\"height: 20.0632px;\" class=\"xl66\" height=\"20\"\u003eSharpness\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-end=\"1388\" data-start=\"1262\" data-col-size=\"lg\" style=\"width: 253pt; height: 20.0632px;\" width=\"337\" class=\"xl65\"\u003eFully sharpened\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-end=\"1493\" data-start=\"1389\" style=\"height: 20.0632px;\" height=\"20\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-col-size=\"sm\" data-end=\"1414\" data-start=\"1389\" style=\"height: 20.0632px;\" class=\"xl66\" height=\"20\"\u003eTang\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-end=\"1493\" data-start=\"1414\" data-col-size=\"lg\" style=\"width: 253pt; height: 20.0632px;\" width=\"337\" class=\"xl65\"\u003eFull Tang\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-end=\"1601\" data-start=\"1494\" style=\"height: 20.0632px;\" height=\"20\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-col-size=\"sm\" data-end=\"1519\" data-start=\"1494\" style=\"height: 20.0632px;\" class=\"xl66\" height=\"20\"\u003eTsuka (Handle)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-end=\"1601\" data-start=\"1519\" data-col-size=\"lg\" style=\"width: 253pt; height: 20.0632px;\" width=\"337\" class=\"xl65\"\u003eHardwood core wrapped in genuine rayskin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-end=\"1706\" data-start=\"1602\" style=\"height: 20.0632px;\" height=\"20\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-col-size=\"sm\" data-end=\"1627\" data-start=\"1602\" style=\"height: 20.0632px;\" class=\"xl66\" height=\"20\"\u003eSaya (Scabbard)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-end=\"1706\" data-start=\"1627\" data-col-size=\"lg\" style=\"width: 253pt; height: 20.0632px;\" width=\"337\" class=\"xl65\"\u003eHardwood\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-end=\"1811\" data-start=\"1707\" style=\"height: 20.0632px;\" height=\"20\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-col-size=\"sm\" data-end=\"1732\" data-start=\"1707\" style=\"height: 20.0632px;\" class=\"xl66\" height=\"20\"\u003eFittings\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-end=\"1811\" data-start=\"1732\" data-col-size=\"lg\" style=\"width: 253pt; height: 20.0632px;\" width=\"337\" class=\"xl65\"\u003eBrass Fittings\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-end=\"1915\" data-start=\"1812\" style=\"height: 20.0632px;\" height=\"20\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-col-size=\"sm\" data-end=\"1840\" data-start=\"1812\" style=\"height: 20.0632px;\" class=\"xl66\" height=\"20\"\u003eWeight (without saya)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-end=\"1915\" data-start=\"1840\" data-col-size=\"lg\" style=\"width: 253pt; height: 20.0632px;\" width=\"337\" class=\"xl65\"\u003eApprox. 1000 g ± 50 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-end=\"2038\" data-start=\"1916\" style=\"height: 60.1304px;\" height=\"60\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-col-size=\"sm\" data-end=\"1941\" data-start=\"1916\" style=\"height: 60.1304px;\" class=\"xl66\" height=\"60\"\u003ePurpose\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-col-size=\"lg\" data-end=\"2038\" data-start=\"1941\" style=\"width: 253pt; height: 60.1304px;\" width=\"337\" class=\"xl65\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSuitable for test cutting (Tameshigiri) and general martial arts training. We can provide an unsharpened blade upon request\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/5587\/4475\/files\/103_CL017-1.jpg?v=1783681829\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KSA Katana","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47373269074091,"sku":"PERCL017KSA103","price":239.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/5587\/4475\/files\/103CL017.png?v=1783681786","url":"https:\/\/www.katanaswordart.com.au\/products\/katana-dragon-ascent-spring-steel-black-saya-genuine-rayskin","provider":"KatanaSwordArt","version":"1.0","type":"link"}