| Taketoshi family - U-no-kubi-zukuri
Cormorants neck (the shape) with 0.6 inch sori
- Fashioned after the Naginata Naoshi, this blade has naginata-hi and a
slanted shinogiji similar to those produced by Nobukuni, Heianjo Nagayoshi,
and Sanjo Yoshinori. It is similar in appearance to the naginata
pole arms that were converted into use as katanas by samurai of the 16th
century. This sword has a beautiful masame jihada in the folded versions,
an o-kissaki, and a light, well-balanced demeanor.
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 Taketoshi series: 0.6 inch sori. Standard
length - Blade 27.0 or 28.5 inches, available with or without Bohi at NO
extra cost - Handle 11.0 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.
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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).
Last Legend's foundry is back
in operation.
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4000 Series Katana, Wak, and Iaitos
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Taketoshi
dual-steel 8192 layer folded blade - Differentially clay tempered - $897.00
Standard blade length - 27.0 or 28.5 inches.
Standard handle color - Imperial Jade Green silk wrap over black samé.
This standard katana is in stock and ready
for immediate shipping. 27.0 with or without bohi and 28.5 with bohi.
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Tsuba design - The Taketoshi (bamboo fighting
spirit) tsuba is a copy of an old original tsuba that was seen on our last
trip to Japan. It has a Bamboo theme on both sides. The sword's furniture
follows the same bamboo theme.
Standard blade length - Blade 27.0 or 28.5 inches,
available with or without Bohi at NO extra cost. Handle 11 inches.
Standard handle color - Imperial Jade Green silk
wrap over black samé.
Available option categories are - All (listed under
options below).
Our "You break it , we replace it" blade warranty* |
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3000 Series Katana, Wak, and Iaitos
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Jishin
dual-steel 4096 layer folded blade - Differentially clay tempered - $749.00
Standard blade length - Blade 27.0 or 28.5
inches. Standard handle color - Earth Brown Japanese cotton wrap
on black samé.
This standard katana is in stock and ready
for immediate shipping. 28.5" with bohi, and (1) 27" w/ Bohi with
Blue wrapping on Black same (no extra cost)
Jishin 1090
steel - differentially clay tempered - $459.00
Standard blade length - Blade 27.0 or 28.5
inches. Standard handle color - Earth Brown Japanese cotton wrap
on black samé.
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Tsuba design - Jishin (earthquake) tsuba design
is a disk type with characters meaning energy flanked by rifts in the ground
from an earthquake. As with all 3000 series, the habaki, seppa, and menuki
are in nickel silver.
Standard blade length - Blade 27.0 or 28.5 inches,
available with or without Bohi at NO extra cost. Handle 11 inches.
Standard handle color - Earth Brown Japanese cotton
wrap on black samé.
Available option categories are - All (listed under
options below).
Our "You break it , we replace it" blade warranty* |
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2000 Series Katana, Wak, and Iaitos
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Taketoshi Nohara grade 3F
- dual steel 2048 layer folded - differentially clay tempered - $599.00
Standard blade length - Blade 27.0 or 28.5
inches. Standard handle color - Midnight Black Japanese cotton
wrap on white samé.
Taketoshi Nohara grade 2
- 1090 steel differentially clay tempered - $398.00
Standard blade length - Blade 27.0 or 28.5
inches. Standard handle color - Midnight Black Japanese cotton
wrap on white samé.
This standard katana is in stock and ready
for immediate shipping. 27" with bohi.
Taketoshi Nohara grade 1
- 1050 steel through hardened - $298.00
Standard blade length - Blade 27.0 or 28.5
inches. Standard handle color - Midnight Black Japanese cotton
wrap on white samé.
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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 Taketoshi Nohara 2000 series
design is a open ring design with a diamond design inside.
Standard blade length - Blade 27.0 or 28.5 inches,
available with or without Bohi at NO extra cost. Handle 11 inches.
Standard handle color - Midnight Black Japanese
cotton wrap on white samé.
Available option categories are - C, D, E, F
(Only)
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Code
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Option & Cost
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A
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Blade length - 25 to 32 inches in one-inch increments (any length)
. $69.00 |
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B
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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 |
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C
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Handle & Samé colors - black, blue, green, red, purple,
gray, or brown wrap; with black, silver, or white samé. $59.00 |
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D
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Reverse menuki. $24.00 |
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E
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Battle wrap. $59.00 |
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F
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Full blade polish. $279.00 |
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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
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Blade Lgth |
Handle Lgth |
OA Weight |
Bal Point |
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Taketoshi
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27.0 inch Hi
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11.0 inch
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1095gm - 2lb 6oz
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@105mm
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Jishin
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27.0 inch Hi
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11.0 inch
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1095gm - 2lb 6oz
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@102mm
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Jishin
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28.5 inch Hi
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11.0 inch
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1125gm - 2lb 7oz
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@120mm
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Ta2000
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27.0 inch Hi
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11.0 inch
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1080gm - 2lb 6oz
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@108mm
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Ta2000
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28.5 inch Hi
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11.0 inch
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1110gm - 2lb 7oz
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@128mm
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*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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Taketoshi Nohara 2000
