Cold Steel

"The Japanese word ""Tachi"" in the martial sense, refers to a series of standing stances in Karate. It also refers to a kind of plurality, akin in English to the word ""we"" or more succinctly, ""and company"". The New Cold Steel Tachi Katana has an elegant convex ground Damascus steel blade, hardened using the traditional clay tempering technique to create the uniquely Japanese blade Hamon. It has a brass Tsuba and fittings that have been attractively highlighted with black lacquer. Like their other Japanese styled swords, it has the traditional hardwood handle with black silk cord wrapping, Same insert, and an attractive Menuki. It comes complete with a terra cotta colored lacquered hardwood scabbard that features brass decorative fittings."