RAN-ZO Elite Grades

RAN-ZO Elite Grade weapons are our pinnacle builds: forged, hand-finished, and made to order over six to twelve months. These are commissions rather than stock: pieces bought as heirlooms, milestone gifts and centrepieces for serious collections.

Elite blades are forged in the steels that reward that kind of time: laminated clay-tempered Damascus, twisted and feathered Damascus, clay-tempered T10 in laminated, baked and purple variants, 5120 spring steel, and 1090 and 1095 carbon. Each is heat-treated and finished by hand, with fittings and mounts running to brass and rayskin-wrapped hardwood. Most designs can be commissioned as a matching wakizashi, tanto or kodachi.

Elite pieces are ordered by enquiry so the build can be specified with you. If you want something ready sooner, see our Premium Grades or Standard Grades. Looking for one blade type in particular? See every katana we make. Start a commission from the Elite range.