Best Steel Katanas In April 2025

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To help you choose the Best Steel Katanas, we’ve put together this comprehensive guide. We have tried to cover as much variety as possible. Hope you will find it helpful!

To help you in your search, we have completed this list of the Best Steel Katanas.

Top Rated Best Steel Katanas Of 2025

Rank	Product Name	Score
1	Cold Steel All Purpose Tactical Machete with Sheath, Great for Clearing Brush, Survival Buy Now	9.7 Buy Now
2	Cold Steel Bokken Martial Arts Training Sword 92BKKC Polypropylene Buy Now	9.5 Buy Now
3	The BENKEI 弁慶 Katana Steel Leather Bracelet Buy Now	9.1 Buy Now
4	Vulcan Gear Classic Handmade Sharp Katana Samurai Sword with Scabbard and Single Sword Buy Now	8.8 Buy Now
5	Cold Steel Warrior Series Katana Samurai Sword with Ray Skin Handle, Black Lacquered Buy Now	8.6 Buy Now
6	Cold Steel Dragonfly Katana Buy Now	8.3 Buy Now
7	Cold Steel Mizutori (Crane) Katana Buy Now	8.1 Buy Now
8	Cold Steel CS88K-BRK Emperor Katana Buy Now	7.8 Buy Now
9	Cold Steel Gold Lion Katana Buy Now	7.5 Buy Now

1. Cold Steel All Purpose Tactical Machete with Sheath, Great for Clearing Brush, Survival

• Features a wide, curved tanto point blade and solid steel tsuba made from heat treated 1055 high carbon steel with a baked on anti-rust coating
• Includes a durable cor-ex sheath for added safety and carrying convenience, dimensions: 18 in blade length, 7 in handle length, 2. 8 mm blade thickness, 25. 1 oz weight
• Inspired by our very popular and record breaking warrior series katanas, re-created with the look of a traditional cord wrapped handle, fuchi and kashira but using modern materials that won't shrink, warp, tarnish or rot and require minimal maintenance
• Broad full tang is injection over-molded with high impact polypropylene, making it incredibly durable and weather resistant
• Made of tough and durable 1055 carbon steel with black baked-on anti-rust matte finish for extra protection

2. Cold Steel Bokken Martial Arts Training Sword 92BKKC Polypropylene

• Cold steel quality and performance. item weight to: "19.9 ounces"
• Ideal 41 1/2 inch bokken - strong
• Made from polypropylene
• 11 1/2 inch handle - guard included
• No sharp edges - 30 inch blade

3. The BENKEI 弁慶 Katana Steel Leather Bracelet

• Cow-skin leather bracelet with a katana steel bar, hand-crafted by a 60 year-old master smith
• Each is hand-crafted individually, and will require time to complete upon order. please allow us 3-5 days for crafting, and another 1-2 weeks to receive the product in the united states

4. Vulcan Gear Classic Handmade Sharp Katana Samurai Sword with Scabbard and Single Sword

• This is the same samurai sword from the same swordsmith work shop as other higher priced ones with a fancy japanese name.
• 28" carbon steel razor sharp full tang blade
• 40" overall in length with wood scabbard
• Includes a 3 piece wood single sword stand measuring 15" wide 6.5" tall
• Traditional handmade razor sharp katana/samurai sword

5. Cold Steel Warrior Series Katana Samurai Sword with Ray Skin Handle, Black Lacquered

• This item is not for sale in some specific zip codes
• Tough, high-performance blade: this battle-ready sword features a fully sharpened 1060 carbon steel blade that has been expertly heat treated to a tough spring temper to stand up to just about anything you can throw at it
• Warrior series swords are delicately-designed, durably-crafted blades with same steel, heat treatment, and sharp blades as company's more expensive emperor series
• Beautiful and practical: the warrior series swords share the same materials and performance as their emperor series counterparts, but with more battle-ready, practical finishes excellent for training and perfecting cutting techniques
• Elegant details: a beautiful brass menuki (a small, ornamental sculpture inserted between the ray skin and the cord wrappings) further enhances the handle appearance
• 29.25-inch 1055 carbon steel blade with 0.3125-inch thickness, 11.25-inch sam (ray skin) black braid cord handle with brass menuki, 40.5-inch overall length, and 41.4-ounce weight

6. Cold Steel Dragonfly Katana

• The dragonfly katana is a beautiful sword with a distinctive teal-green silk cord-wrap and black same (ray skin) handles, complementing rich iron furniture with a dragonfly motif.
• This item is not for sale in some specific zip codes
• Sam (ray skin) handle with teal green silk braid cord & brass menuki. black lacquered wood scabbard.
• Overall length: 41.50"
• Handle material: ray skin covered w/braided cord
• Steel: 1055 carbon - the carbon content and lean alloy of this shallow hardening steel make this a very sturdy material that avoids a lot of the brittleness commonly associated with higher carbon materials.

7. Cold Steel Mizutori (Crane) Katana

• Blade length- 29 3/4"
• Handle-11 1/2"
• Additional info: sam (ray skin) handle with brown braid cord and brass menuki. black lacquered wood scabbard.
• Steel- 1095 carbon
• Overall length- 41 1/4"

8. Cold Steel CS88K-BRK Emperor Katana

• Handle material: ray skin covered w/braided cord
• Blade thickness: 5/16"
• Overall length: 40.75"
• Steel: 1055 carbon
• This item is not for sale in some specific zip codes
• Handle: 11 1/4" same (ray skin) handle w/ black silk braid cord w/ brass menuki

9. Cold Steel Gold Lion Katana

• Damascus
• Black lacquered wood scabbard. sam (ray skin) handle with black braid cord and brass menuki.