Red Lobster Katana Review & Test Cutting
The Ebi (shrimp and lobster) katana is the latest offering by Romance of Men. It has unique set of hilt fittings designed entirely in-house, that has an ocean motif, featuring many marine crustacea.
This is a feature-rich katana that has neatly executed perforated tsuba with dual shrimps (ebi in Japanese, meaning "sea elder") with geometries wrapped around on both sides--which is rare on even antique tsubas, shrimps again on the fuchi kashira, and a pair of well sculpted lobsters as the menuki pins on the grip. Even the habaki is shaped to be a two-piece design with a seawave Mon (meaning emblem in Japanese) engraved onto it. The blade is made of differentially hardened T10 steel with a prominent hamon that resembles ocean waves. It also features a geometric yokote line, and a distally tapered saya to mirror the thickness of the blade that tapers more than an average Japanese sword.
Blade length: 28.8"
Nagasa: 27.4"
Overall length: 39.7"
Weight: 1056 grams (2 lbs 5.3 oz)
Motokasane: 7.23 mm
Motohaba: 31.43 mm
Sakikasane: 4.5 mm
Sakihaba: 21.75 mm
MSRP: $350 (shipping included)
Sword in question:
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Background music:
Samurai Warriors soundtrack