Custom Modern Katana

[TylerG]

Hi. I have been designing a modern katana for quite some time and given that most of the modern katana style sword makers are not usually taking custom orders, I have had to improvise a bit. Here is my plan and a mock-up of the sword I will have made:

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It is a semi-custom apokatana from Zombie Tools with a Raw-Satin finish. The sword is an apokatana that is standard dimensions but includes:

- a lanyard hole
- a bi-hi / fuller
- green g10 handle scales
- the "raw - satin" finish
- a custom titanium 3.25in Tsuba

This is the sword it is built from:

The Apokatana

When vastly outnumbered by your enemies, every student of the art of war knows that speed, stealth, and smarts are all you've got. For the runnin' and gunnin' warrior who knows how to choose his battles and vigilantly maintain a corridor of retreat, ZT offers the Apokatana, our take on the...

zombietools.net

I realize this is a pretty specific build and that not all this may be able to be done by Zombie Tools. Some mods, such as the fuller/bo-hi, the green g10 handle, and the titanium stub will likely need to be added to the blade by others after I get it from Zombie Tools.

Let me know what you think and any recomendations,

Thanks,

Tyler

 

[Mecha]

Using an Apokatana as the base platform is a good idea. The newer versions are much improved and at least you know it'll handle just about anything.