We get alot of questions here at Japanese Swords 4 Samurai such as "What is the BEST katana you have?" Over the years that had been a tough question to answer due to all of the spectacular samurai swords we sell but not any longer.

This new Paul Chen sword, The Tori Xl Light Katana (and Tori XL katana), is without a doubt one of the finest Japanese swords to ever grace our site.

It all starts with a masterfully hand crafted blade which is folded out of ASSAB K120 C Swedish steel. The polish is done so as to bring out the best hada (grain pattern) your eyes will ever see on any Japanese Sword.

The blade is formed with the new geometry of the XL series so cutting is a breeze. We have had customers who have purchased 6-8-10 swords from us and when they cut with this sword they have reported to us it is like no other.

The beauty doesn't stop with the blade. The scabbard of this samurai sword is a "fingerprintless" brown lacquer with genuine buffalo horn accents and a "clam shell" holding portion. Iron tsuba with crane design and a handle wrapped in gorgeous brown suede with black same (rayskin) underneath. A simply incredible example of traditional swordmaking from Paul Chen samurai swords.

The Tori katana is an all-new design from CAS/Hanwei that incorporates truly elegant furniture with the functionality of our performance series. Featuring a flying crane tsuba, brown leather tsuka-ito over black same and a dark brown/black saya, the Tori is available in three folded steel cutting blade profiles and three Iaito blade lengths. This is undoubtedly one of the most elegant japanese swords mounts ever crafted by CAS/Hanwei.