Cold Steel Black Polypropylene Bokken – 41.5″

Description

The Japanese understood centuries ago that mastering swordcraft demands relentless practice. To bridge the gap between competence and true mastery, warriors trained with wooden bokken—safer than live steel, but realistic enough to build genuine skill and confidence.

Traditional bokken carved from Japanese Green Oak (Kashi) remain the gold standard, but they come with significant drawbacks: high cost, vulnerability to splitting, cracking and rot. Cold Steel’s synthetic alternative solves these problems completely.

Crafted from heavy-duty polypropylene, this 41½” training sword replicates authentic katana proportions and feel without the fragility of wood. It delivers the same length, weight distribution and handling characteristics you’d expect from a real blade, while being virtually unbreakable and remarkably resistant to cutting and impact damage.

Whether you’re refining technique, building muscle memory or introducing students to proper form, this bokken offers genuine training value at a fraction of the cost of authentic wood versions—and it’ll outlast them by years.

Specifications: Overall length 41½”, blade length 30″, handle 11½”, blade thickness 1″, weight 19.84oz. Material: polypropylene.