Iaito Minosaka Dotanuki [Super Heavy Weight] hadagi Maru ni Go-san no Kiri

Maru ni Go-san no Kiri (pauwlonia with 5 & 3 flowers in a ring)

His blades were not of a remarkable quality

'Kusari' means chain

3 960 ~ 185 2

5 cm Tsuka diameter 44 x 39 mm Mine Hiramine (flat spine) Tsuka shape Taira (flat butt) Kissaki Beveled (originall Kissaki) Sori Almost no curvature *Due to the hand-made manufacturing

Iaito Minosaka Dotanuki [Super Heavy Weight] hadagi Maru ni Go-san no KiriThe Dotanuki is a High End Iaito entirely made in Japan, made from a sand casted bubble free zinc and aluminum alloy blade. Its name comes from the famous swordsmith Dotanuki Masakuni. His blades were not of a remarkable quality, but they were especially heavy and had many different original shapes, classic of the Bakumatsu period (end of the Edo period). This model has a "super heavy" blade for an average weight about 20% superior to the other heavy