Guren 紅蓮 Katana – San-Mai "Red Roast" Blade
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Description and specifications
The Guren 紅蓮 katana is one of the most striking blades in our collection. Its name, which means "crimson lotus", the colour the old smiths gave to a blazing flame, is read in every detail: a San-Mai "Red Roast" blade in warm coppery tones, copper fittings engraved with dragons, and a saya finished in a deep marbled lacquer of red, gold and ember black. This is a sword designed to look like fire frozen in steel.
SPECIFICATIONS
| Blade material | San-Mai (Red Roast) – three-layer laminated construction, with a hard high-carbon steel edge folded between two softer sides, finished in a warm, reddish "roasted" tone that reveals a hada rippling like wood grain |
| Fittings | Copper fittings – dragon-engraved habaki and copper accents |
| Overall length | 103 cm (40.6 in) |
| Blade length | 71 cm (28.0 in) |
| Handle length | 27 cm (10.6 in) |
| Blade width | 3.2 cm (1.26 in) |
DESCRIPTION
The 紅蓮 – Guren katana takes its name from the crimson lotus, a flower the ancient poets used to describe the heart of a blaze. One look at the blade is enough to understand the choice. Forged in San-Mai lamination and given a "Red Roast" finish, the steel glows with deep coppery and amber tones, while the rippling hada runs down the blade like embers moving beneath ash.
San-Mai construction places a hard, high-carbon core between two softer outer layers. The result brings together the best of both worlds: an edge that keeps its bite and sides that absorb shock and resist breakage. It is the same logic master smiths have used for centuries, here wrapped in a finish you simply do not see on an ordinary katana.
The koshirae carries the fire theme from end to end. The saya is hand-finished in a marbled lacquer of crimson, gold and black that shifts with the light: no two scabbards are alike. An openwork iron tsuba with gilded dragons, framed by a silver rim engraved with clouds, protects the blade, paired with a copper habaki engraved with dragons. The tsuka is wrapped in black ito over genuine white rayskin (samegawa), completing the sword with a clean, classic grip.
Full-tang and made to the same demanding standards as every blade in this range, the 紅蓮 – Guren katana is above all a collector's piece, supplied unsharpened for display. Supplied unsharpened for display, with optional hand engraving. The Crimson Flame Blade.
Buying a sword in the UK
Sold only to adults aged 18 and over. Curved swords with a blade of 50 cm or more are hand-forged using traditional methods, as required by the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) Order as amended in 2008.
Carrying a bladed article in a public place without good reason is an offence. Transport your sword wrapped, and only for a legitimate purpose (dojo, re-enactment, collection). Rules may differ in Scotland.
Care
- Wipe the blade after every handling with a soft cloth; never touch it with bare fingers.
- Apply a thin film of oil every few weeks to prevent rust.
- Store it horizontally in its saya, edge up, away from damp.
- Use only on suitable practice targets (rolled tatami mats, bamboo); never strike hard objects.
Read our full care guide.
Delivery, returns and age check
Free UK delivery, duties and import VAT included: nothing to pay on delivery. 1–3 working days to prepare, then 5–15 working days delivery.
18+, signed for: the carrier checks the buyer’s photo ID (passport or UK driving licence) and takes a signature. Parcels cannot be left with a neighbour or in a safe place.
30-day returns on unused swords in their original packaging. Engraved swords cannot be returned for a change of mind but are fully covered if faulty. Delivery · Returns · Terms of sale
Guren 紅蓮 Katana – San-Mai "Red Roast" Blade
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Every Tetsuren katana is forged, tempered and polished by hand by specialist smiths, in high-carbon T10, 1095 or 1060 steel or folded Damascus, always with a full tang.
Each sword is checked before it leaves the workshop, then delivered free across the UK with duties included.
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