Shock Katana

When you can build what you want, you want the most devastatingly effective sword ever devised: the Katana. But you want a little something extra, so you add a flexible trigger that can impart....a little extra through its furious blade. Smile as you deliver your surprise.

Statistics

-length: 42 inches or 107 cm
-blade: 28", 33" long x 1.75" tall x 0.75" thick or 70, 83 x 1.9 cm
-handle: 4" or 10.2 cm
-hilt: 6.5 x 1.25" diameter or 16 x 4 x 1.6 cm
-pommel: [1.75" x 1.5]" oval x 1.75" or [4 x 3] x 3 cm
-handle firmness: firm
-weight: 0.4 lbs or 181 grams medium
-foam thickness depth to core on striking surface: +5/8"
-foam thickness depth to core on all non-striking surfaces: 5/16"
-foam thickness from core to end/tip: +1 ½"
-foam weight: proprietary cross-linked polyethelyne
-core composition: carbon fiber
-weapon tips: beveled and pointed, width flared for safety
-striking surface: beveled
-core capped to prevent tearing /splitting of the foam