Custom Engraved Samurai Sword - Functional and Personalized, Shoulder-Slung "Clan Sakai" Katana with Free Engraving!

Name: Custom Engraved Samurai Sword - Functional and Personalized, Shoulder-Slung "Clan Sakai" Katana with Free Engraving!
Brand: MantraCustomGifts
SKU: 1104392423
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.8 (1007 reviews)

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Materials: HIgh Carbon Steel

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*THIS ITEM CANNOT BE SHIPPED TO THE UK. APOLOGIES!**

• Gorgeous, Functional Samurai Sword with 100 Characters of Free Text Engraving
• High-Carbon Steel, Full-Tang Blade for Functional Cutting
• Rugged-Yet-Supple Leatheresque Grip and Saya (sheath)
• Saya (sheath, in case you missed it above) Comes with Leather Back-Strap
• Beautifully Sculpted Crane and Bamboo Patterns on the Tsuba (Guard)
• Add One of Our Silk Grip-Wraps in a Plethora of Colors for that Stylish Warrior Look
• Engrave One of Our Sigil Graphics on the Blade, or Provide Your Own Custom Graphic (both optional)
• Eligible for our LIGHTSTORM™ Deep Custom Engraving Service!

ENGRAVING:
If you've chosen to get this sword with the optional frame or divider, please let us know what frame want in the personalization box below. If you've chosen to add your own custom graphic, send us a message after you've ordered. If you want to know more about LIGHTSTORM™ Deep Engraving, scroll down for info.

SILK WRAP:
Want a stylish bit of customization? Add a silk grip-wrap to the grip of this sword! The grip wraps are available in a variety of colors (see product images for details.) You can add a silk wrap to your order by going to this link: https://www.etsy.com/listing/679824082/custom-silk-wrap

SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM FOR TIPS TO MAKE YOUR ENGRAVING LOOK THE BEST IT CAN!

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:
If you've been playing The Ghosts of Tsushima video game, you may have wondered if the protagonist is based on a real historical figure. Jin Sakai, the samurai lord who you play as in the game, never really existed, but Clan Sakai did indeed exist in the 14th century. This leatherette wrapped samurai sword is named after that family, descendants of the famous Minamoto clan of Japan.

All swords are beautiful in our eyes (okay, maybe the Lord of the Rings Urukai orc swords are a little homely) but some swords stand a little higher on the beauty scale than others. The fully-functional Sakai Katana is absolutely gorgeous. It's 41" long, with a 28-inch, 1045 high-carbon steel blade that's perfect for engraving. The tsuka (grip, for the uninitiated) is wrapped in a supple but rugged leatherette, as is the saya (scabbard). Speaking of the saya, it comes with with a thick strap that allows this katana to be worn on the back. Rob actually wore one of these for an entire day at a renaissance festival and it was comfortable, light, and looked awesome.

The tsuba on this sword (guard) features a relief sculpt of a crane among bamboo, which is lovely and understated. One of the aspects of this sword that we love the best is the habaki (the metal joint that connects the blade to the tsuba). It's cast in a rose-gold color, with a stylish and textured pattern that tickles our artistic fancy.

You get 125 characters of free text-engraving on this katana. Feel free to upgrade to our beloved LIGHTSTORM™ deep engraving, which instantly turns a sword into an heirloom. You can also add one of our optional sigil graphics for a bit of style, or your own custom graphic.

About LIGHTSTORM™ Deep Engraving:
Mantra Immortal uses high-powered lasers to burn away the metal around your text. Yeah, lasers! I know right? We’re talking Han Solo type stuff. Except Han can’t engrave text on a sword blade, can he? Our lasers also create intricate patterns around the text, adding depth, elegance and stimulating contrast. The result? Gorgeous engravings that make any gift look like an heirloom. We don’t know of anyone else customizing their products in this fashion. LIGHTSTORM™ comes with a free frame around your text and a free sigil (if you want).

ENGRAVING TIPS**********************************

STANDARD ENGRAVING:
WIth this method, the engraving is etched into the metal, then finished with a blackening process for maximum contrast. Looks great and doesn’t cost much.

LIGHTSTORM™ DEEP ENGRAVING:
This is an exclusive Mantra Immortal technique that turns metal into art! The text or image is raised, with an engraved pattern background, all set within a frame. If you select this style (lucky you!) then we suggest placing the most important words in the frame (maximum of seven or eight words, really) and adding the remainder of the text along the bottom or top (or both) in standard engraving.

GENERAL ENGRAVING TIPS:
1. If you have a lot of text, try to choose a font that isn’t too fancy. Fancier fonts are great for titles or short engravings, but they can be hard to read in bulk. Ever try to read four lines of text in “Season of the Witch?” It’s what aneurysms are made of.

2. If you’re using a fancier font, for the love of all that is holy, please don’t capitalize every letter! Old English is a lovely font, but it looks awful in all caps. Seriously. We have actual nightmares of all-capital Old English chasing us around a haunted house with Comic Sans cheering it on.

3. If you’re using more than one font, take a good look at them to make sure they will look okay together. You can specify to us that you would like one line bold and another not bold, or make one line bigger than the other. That’s often a more efficient way to create contrast in your engraving.

4. Remember, the more text you have, the smaller that text has to be. Not that there’s anything wrong with small text, but if you want text that is readable from a distance, try to limit the length of your engraving.

5. Not sure how to set up your engraving? No worries! Just give us your text, pick a font if you want, and tell us to have at it! We’ll use our thirty years of graphic design experience to create the most aesthetically pleasing engraving possible.

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LIGHTSTORM ™ Is an ancient, secret engraving technique taught to us by Grey Elves in Menegroth. Um. Or we learned it during our apprenticeship in Riverside, Rhode Island. The Voices... they confuse me...

Anyway, LIGHTSTORM ™ is a deep engraving tecnique that looks amazing. Metal is carved away, creating a contrast between smooth, polished surfaces and textured, darker areas. Your fingers will feel the layers of metal, your eyes will drink deep from the .... from the... Damn. I was in groove there and now I've lost the thread.

Suffice to say, LIGHTSTORM ™ Engraving is completely unique-- no one except Mantra Immortal is offering this sort of service. We guarantee that whoever recieves a gift engraved in this way will be blown away.

We don't typically do mockups as they tend to wreak havoc on our production timelines (customers sometimes don't reply right away (or at all), and we go back and forth on changes, etc.). We do offer a mockup service for $30, but most customers are usually very happy with the designs we create. By not doing mockups, we reduce production time and keep prices lower.

If you'd like a mockup, you can order one here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1105117647/mantra-immortal-certified-mockup

If you don't want to buy a mockup, you can send a sketch or other illustration and we'll engrave as close to the sketch as we can. You can also write details of how you want the engraving and we can follow your instructions.

Yes! The best way is to go to a font website that allows you to "test drive" a font. You can find most of our fonts on this one: https://www.dafont.com/. But there are many others out there! Some of our fonts have slightly different names on our site than on others, so if you have trouble finding it, let us know and we'll steer you to the right place =)

We do, although we can't guarantee shipping times. Carriers have been a little unreliable internationally these days. Sometimes they arrive early or on time. Usually they arrive a little late. Sometimes they arrive really late. We don't have much control over the shipment once it leaves our shop.

IMPORTANT: IF A PERSONALIZED ITEM IS REFUSED BY CUSTOMS IN YOUR COUNTRY AND SENT BACK, WE CANNOT OFFER A REFUND. Once an item is personalized, we can't do much with it. (We're looking into saving them for a few years and selling them in bulk to some third-world country waging medieval war on their crops or something). So, please check with your country's customs regulations. Thanks.
Also, please note that we don't ship samurai swords to the UK.

We find that the best way to use LIGHTSTORM is by placing your most important words (Up to 6 or 7 words works best) in the LIGHTSTORM frame of your choice (frames 1-5 work best). Then, you can add text either above or below the frame in standard engraving. If it's a sword, you can add words above *and* below the frame, if you want. Have a look at some of our LIGHTSTORM sample images to get the idea.