Guren Katana 紅蓮 is one of the most striking blades in our collection. Its name — meaning "crimson lotus," the colour the old swordsmiths gave to a raging flame — is written into every detail: a San-Mai "Red Roast" blade glowing with warm copper tones, dragon-engraved copper fittings, and a saya finished in deep marbled lacquer of red, gold and ember black. This is a sword built to look like fire caught in steel.
SPECIFICATIONS
| Blade Material | San-Mai (Red Roast) — three-layer laminated construction with a hard high-carbon cutting edge folded between two softer flanks, finished in a warm reddish "roasted" tone that brings out a flowing wood-grain hada |
| Equipment | Copper Fittings — dragon-engraved habaki and copper accents |
| Overall Length | 103 cm (40.6") |
| Blade Length | 71 cm (28.0") |
| Handle Length | 27 cm (10.6") |
| Blade Width | 3.2 cm (1.26") |
The 紅蓮 — Guren Katana is named after the crimson lotus, a flower the old poets used to describe the heart of a raging fire. One look at the blade explains the choice. Forged in San-Mai lamination and given a "Red Roast" finish, the steel glows with deep copper and amber tones, while the flowing wood-grain hada ripples down its length like embers moving under ash.
San-Mai construction places a hard, high-carbon cutting core between two softer outer layers. The result is the best of both worlds — an edge that holds keenly and flanks that absorb shock and resist breaking — 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 in the light, so no two scabbards are ever identical. An iron tsuba pierced with gold dragons and framed by a silver cloud-engraved rim guards the blade, paired with a dragon-engraved copper habaki. The tsuka is wrapped in black ito over genuine white samegawa rayskin, finishing the sword with a clean, classic grip.
Full-tang and built to the same exacting standards as every blade in this line, the 紅蓮 — Guren Katana is a collector's statement first and a cutter second. Available sharpened or left unsharpened for display, with optional hand engraving. The Blade of the Crimson Flame.
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Most of our modern Katanas are handcrafted in China, in a region that is world-renowned for its specialization in making high-quality, affordable swords.
At MINKATANA, every blade is forged by seasoned master craftsmen who dedicate their skill and passion to each piece. From the folding of the steel to the finishing of the handle, our katanas are built to the highest standards — true collector's pieces worthy of display and admiration.
