Peace Katana

Several years ago we asked Keith Larman of Summerchild Polishing to design a sword exclusively for our customers from the "ground up". We asked for a historically "authentic" blade design along with mounts that would go beyond the typical "pick a theme" type of mounts that pervade the sword market. Keith is well known for his sword mounts that "tell stories" and we gave him freedom to put together a new sword that would be understated and elegant, but still be more than just a typical sword. The Bugei Exclusive "Peace sword" is the result. Keith began by reviewing the various swords currently available on the market. His goal was to design a blade that would be strong, tough, and beautiful, but also be the type of blade that would appeal to modern practicing martial artists. He decided to use a katana originally made by the famous Hizen Tadayoshi school smiths as the basis for this sword. Hizen blades were (and still are) renouned for their beauty and quality of construction. The Peace