Golden Oriole , Made by Hanwei
The elegantly simple lines of the Paul Chen/Hanwei Golden Oriole Wakizashi have long been favored by admirers of the Japanese sword.
The story told by the impressive tsuba is of a praying mantis chasing a cricket, not knowing that he himself is being chased by a golden porcupine.
The blade is hand forged in high carbon steel and hardened differentially to display a distinctive hamon. The deeply varnished blue of the saya is repeated in Japanese cotton tsuka-ito , and a cricket motif appears again in kashira . Each Wakizashi comes with a custom cloth bag for proper protection and a Japanese blade maintenance kit.
The corresponding Golden Oriole Katana (Product No. SH1018) is also available to complete your collection.