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FENG HUANG Katana
Feng Huang (pronounced "F-uh-ng W-ah-ng", with an "uh" and an "ah" in-between) is the Chinese name for the marvelous bird the Western world calls the Phoenix. Like the dragon and the unicorn, tales abound all over the world about this immortal bird, but each human culture has its own unique description and behavior of the Phoenix.
Feng Huang first appeared to the Chinese emperor Hung Ti around 2600 BCE. Like the ki-lin, the Chinese unicorn, Feng Huang only appears in times of peace and prosperity, usually when a new benign emperor ascends the throne. It is one of the four celestial creatures that the Chinese believed created the world (the other three being the dragon, the unicorn and the tortoise). After the creation of the world, the heavens were divided into four quadrants, one for each creature: north, south, east and west; and Feng Huang ruled over the southern quadrant of heaven, which represented summer, and hence the sun. Feng Huang is also called the emperor of birds because all the other birds of the sky would follow it in flight in homage to it.
Many descriptions abound on the appearance of the Chinese phoenix, but the most consistent detail is that it has a very colorful and fiery plumage, especially the tail, which wraps continuously around the extended stainless steel blade of this sword and acts as the swords handle.
The aluminum scabbard is extravagently decorated with gold serpents. A spiraling gold serpent acts as the hilt. This sword includes two 8 Inch mini tanto swords stored in the top of the scabbard.
Feng Huang Sword Specs:
Overall Length: 42"
Blade Length: 27"
Blade Thickness: 5/32"
Blade Material: 440 J2 stainless steel, false-edged.
Handle Material: Hand painted poly resin mold over steel and gold colored steel cast serpent hilt.
Scabbard Material: Aluminum with a polished painted finish including matching cord wrappings. Included in the scabbard are two 8" decorative mini tanto swords
List Price - $185.99
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