 Bumon
Japanese Katana
Bumon is our newest line of one-of-a-kind, custom swords. Featuring
traditional Japanese pinned construction, with silk wrapped handles and minuki.
Tsuba, fuchi and kashira are cast from antiques in Daniel's colleciton. Bumon
swords are also differentially hardened, producing a hamon or temper line
on the blade.
The Bumon name means “war-style,” from the Japanese
words “Bu,” or war, and “Mon,” which means pattern
or design. These are fully functional, exquisitely balanced blades.
The history
of Japanese swords is rich with tradition. While acknowledging the contributions
of ancient smiths to the art of the sword, the Bumon line was created to bring
together traditional styling with the best that modern metallurgy has to offer.
Angel Sword uses modern steels to make our Bumon swords. Currently,
we are using either 1075 or S7. These steels have exceptional performance
characteristics and are used by many blade smiths. But we enhance these steels
even further using our proprietary
heat and cryogenic treatment.
Most Japanese-style swords have a soft spine that will bend
when subjected to lateral stresses, such as from a misplaced cut. Our advanced
heat treat and cryogenic process produces a springy spine to withstand severe
impacts while at the same time removing brittleness from the RCH60 edge.
Serious fans of Japanese swords
will find that our Bumon line combines the aesthetic features they desire
with the balance and extreme performance of all Angel Sword blades.
View our Bumon blades!
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