Everest Katana specifications?

Mine is 36" OAL @ 41oz, and the balance point is about 7.5" out from the gaurd. Mine definitely "feels" heavy and forward-weighted. In fact, it feels significantly heavier and less nimble than my Tibetan Short Sword @ 32" 50oz, which has a balance point right around 5" off the gaurd. And as a final data point, my Wajaski is 27" 27oz, and also has a balance point around 5" out. Very light and nimble, but not significantly more so than the Tibetan at almost twice the weight. Those were all made by Kumar by the way. I definitely want a Chiruwa Everest Katana, as it seems they have better balance. For what it's worth, the Tibetan is my favorite "user" to take in the woods and cut some trees. My Everest is gorgeous, but kinda clunky. Definitely more of a lopper sword than a finesse slicer like a normal Kat.

Here's a pic of the sword collection
 
I know it's not "traditional", but I really dig the slight curve Kurmar tends to put on the handle of the full size katana. I mean, if the sword isn't going to replicate how a katana cuts, then adding a bit of a grip angle to improve the attack isn't a bad thing...and it looks really cool.

I will say, the Tibetan swords are pretty nimble for their mass. I had one briefly. I really, really loved it, but our old forum friend DannyInJapan seemed to be even in more love with it, so I passed it on to him. As a sword practitioner, he felt that the Tibetan moved beautifully with the natural movement of the body. IIRC, he envisioned holding the sword close to the body and letting the weight neutralize itself. Instead of holding out in a saber or hammer grip, he told me he would just sort of let it hang loose with the spine resting his shoulder, grip and guard at about his navel.

He saw it as a sword that could be used to block or kept close to roll away from an attack and could be used to counter with a jab or snapped down at a slice if the opportunity presented itself. Also, once again IIRC, since his training in Japan revolved around ninjutsu they didn't just focus on sword use in the traditional samurai techniques but incorporated a lot of what many practitioners would consider unorthodox. His sensei's point to this was that a ninja must be adaptable. It's not always possible to draw and make two perfect deadly cuts. Cutting technique is important, but so was evasion and improvisation.

At any rate, I am NOT skilled or trained with a sword. I understand enough that the pointy end and/or the sharp side goes into the bad guy. But I could see any of HI's offerings excelling in a technique presented by our late friend Danny.
 
Yeah that one on the bottom is a real stunner. It's what I see when I daydream about swords.
 
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