The Pro Cutter - The Ameryu Family of Competition katana swords
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• The Ameryu Family of Competition blades with 0.5 inch sori from Last Legend •

The design of the Ameryu family is in response to requests made by certain sansei and customers for a Tsunami/Dragon type of blade that would incorporate some of our new improvements and a narrower sori.
The Ameryu family of swords is a return to origins.  Here is a sugata taken from the earlier days of the samurai sword.  After the Mongol invasion of Japan, a call was made for more robust swords.  The tosho of the era responded by producing a sword to match the challenge.  In the style of the Kamakura and Nanbokucho period, here is a sword of authority.  The Ameryu cutter is wide at the machi, wide at the yokote, little niku, chu kissaki, and a striking masame jihada in the folded versions.

Each of the new sword families has 6 basic configurations. The blade "design" is identical in each configuration within that family. The difference between each is the blade material, the number of folds, and/or the level of intricacy of the furniture.

All Ameryu series: • 0.6 inch sori - Standard length - Blade 28.0 or 29.5 inches, available with or without Bohi at NO extra cost - Handle 10.5 inches. 

All models have a natural horn throat cap.

All folded blade models have a silk embroidered and fully lined sword bag. Non-folded models come with Last Legend's dojo bag, a dark blue fully lined cotton sword bag.
 

Fittings of the Ameryu Rain Dragon.
 
• Please Note; These blades are shipped very sharp and extreme caution is required during handling •
Note: These katanas will not always be in stock.  With so many options they will be made as ordered.
• A (Non-Reundable Deposit) will be required when ordered.  (Deposit is 1/2 the sword cost). •
Due to a fire at Last Legend's foundry, orders for this family of swords are no longer being taken.  All stock is sold out.
4000 Series Katana, Wak, and Iaitos
 Ameryu dual-steel 8192 layer folded blade - Differentially clay tempered - $897.00
• Standard blade length - Blade 28.0 or 29.5 inches.  • Standard handle color - Dragon's Blood (dark red) silk wrap over black samé.
• Tsuba design - It's called "Rain Dragon", a duplication of a tsuba sold at Sotheby's auction house in the 1980's. The dragon winds its way in and out of the slats of the tsuba.

• Standard blade length - Blade 28.0 or 29.5 inches, available with or without Bohi at NO extra cost.  Handle 10.5 inches.
• Standard handle color - Dragon's Blood (dark red) silk wrap over black samé.
• Available option categories are - All (listed under options below). 

• Our "You break it , we replace it" blade warranty*
3000 Series Katana, Wak, and Iaitos
 Go Wa dual-steel 4096 layer folded blade - Differentially clay tempered - $749.00
• Standard blade length - Blade 28.0 or 29.5 inches.  • Standard handle color - Midnight Black Japanese cotton wrap on silver gray samé.

Go Wa 1090 steel - differentially clay tempered - $459.00
• Standard blade length - Blade 28.0 or 29.5 inches.  • Standard handle color - Silver Dawn Japanese cotton wrap on black samé.

• Tsuba design - Go Wa (five rings) tsuba design is solid disk with five rings embossed top and bottom and both sides. Fuchi, kashira, and menuki carry on the five ring pattern and, as with all 3000 series, the habaki, seppa, and menuki are in nickel silver.

• Standard blade length - Blade 28.0 or 29.5 inches, available with or without Bohi at NO extra cost.  Handle 10.5 inches.
• Standard handle color - Midnight Black Japanese cotton wrap on silver gray samé.
• Available option categories are - All (listed under options below). 

• Our "You break it , we replace it" blade warranty*
2000 Series Katana, Wak, and Iaitos
 Ameryu Nohara grade 3F - dual steel 2048 layer folded - differentially clay tempered - $599.00 
• Standard blade length - Blade 28.0 or 29.5 inches.  • Standard handle color - Midnight Black Japanese cotton wrap on white samé.

Ameryu Nohara grade 2 - 1090 steel differentially clay tempered - $398.00
• Standard blade length - Blade 28.0 or 29.5 inches.  • Standard handle color - Midnight Black Japanese cotton wrap on white samé.

Ameryu Nohara grade 1 - 1050 steel through hardened - $298.00
• Standard blade length - Blade 28.0 or 29.5 inches.  • Standard handle color - Midnight Black Japanese cotton wrap on white samé.

NOTICE: All of Last Legend products are limited production, they only built a set amount of each model. At this time all the 2000 series (below) have reached their max production number and no more will be produced.

• Tsuba design - The Ameryu Nohara 2000 series design continues the five ring theme, except on these tsubas there are five large open rings.

• Standard blade length - Blade 28.0 or 29.5 inches, available with or without Bohi at NO extra cost.  Handle 10.5 inches.

• Standard handle color - Midnight Black Japanese cotton wrap on white samé.

• Available option categories are - C, D, E, F (Only)
 
Code
Option & Cost
A
 Blade length - 25 to 32 inches in one-inch increments (any length) .  $69.00
B
 Handle length - 9 to 14 inches in one-inch increments (any length) - As with all Last Legend blades, the tang length increases with handle length.  $69.00
C
 Handle & Samé colors - black, blue, green, red, purple, gray, or brown wrap; with black, silver, or white samé.  $59.00
D
 Reverse menuki.  $24.00
E
 Battle wrap.  $59.00
F
 Full blade polish.  $279.00
• Color options available: seven tsuka-ito (handle wrap) colors; Dragon's Blood (Dark Red), Raiu Blue (dark blue), Imperial Jade (dark green), Midnight Black, Emperors Court (dark purple), Earth Brown (dark brown), Silver Dawn (dark gray), and three samé colors - Black, White and the New Silver Gray
Model Blade Lgth Handle Lgth OA Weight Bal Point
Ameryu
28.0 inch Hi 
10.5 inch 
1100gm - 2lb 7oz 
@120mm
Go Wa 
28 inch Hi 
10.5 inch 
1110gm / 2lb 7oz 
@120mm
Am2000
28.0 inch Hi 
10.5 inch 
1010gm / 2lb 4oz 
@132mm
Am2000
28 inch NoHi 
10.5 inch 
1090gm / 2lb 6oz 
@138mm
Am2000
29.5 inch Hi 
10.5 inch 
1040gm / 2lb 5oz 
@150mm

*Last Legend's Free "You Break It, They Replace It" blade warranty is included on all 3000 and 4000 series swords. Basically, the blade is warranted against breakage during the normal course of dojo practice or competition involving the cutting of "properly prepared Goza mat or like material". The blade is not covered if you try to cut a Buick in half or if an untrained, non martial artist tries to impersonate their favorite samurai movie; as much as they believe in their blades, they know you can't overcome the laws of physics. The warranty is there to provide the customer with peace of mind should they make the ultimate mistake during dojo practice or competition. The warranty covers the replacement of the blade only, and will be replaced with the exact blade if that design is still in production, or if that design is no longer in production, a blade with the closest geometry. The new blade will be fitted to the existing handle and furniture. The warranty will only replace a broken blade once during the life of the sword. The only time limits to this warranty are as follows. This free warranty will be in effect as long as Last Legend is producing katanas, or until the founder of the company dies or retires, because we doubt that a new CEO would be this generous--certainly no other sword company is.
With most production swords, if you get a long handle all you end up getting is a hand full of wood because they use the same short tangs on all the handles (one size fits all). With Last Legend blades each tang is custom made to fit the handle you've chosen. With a Last Legend sword, you're always holding a massive amount of steel.

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