{"product_id":"mini-katana-the-last-samurai-captain-nathan-algrens-mini-katana","title":"Captain Nathan Algren's Katana (Mini Katana)","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"product-info\"\u003eBackground of Capt. Nathan Algren's Mini Katana\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eUS Army captain Nathan Algren is a decorated war hero from both, the Plains Indian Wars and American Civil War in the 2003 film The Last Samurai. Recruited to serve as an Imperial Japanese Army advisor, captain Algren is tasked to stop a samurai rebellion led by Saigo Takamori who is fighting against modernizing Japan's imperial government and the samurai order. While studying his new adversary, Algren learns the ways of the samurai from Takamori. With a change of heart, Algren embraces the Japanese culture and chooses to fight together with Takamori against the Imperial Army. For the final fight, Takamori gifts Algren a katana s\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eheathed in a black scabbard, and a blade engraved with kanji meaning 'belong to the warrior in whom the old ways have joined the new'. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWant more? See our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fireandsteel.ca\/collections\/last-samurai\" title=\"The last samurai-fire and steel\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eThe Last Samurai Collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"product-info\"\u003eMini Katana replica of Capt. Nathan Algren's Sword\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur carefully crafted mini katana is inspired by Capt. Nathan Algren's katana, including the engraved carbon steel blade (toshin) and it's iconic guard (tsuba) shape. This metal mini katana is 44 cm long and comes with a wooden sheath (saya). The mini katana is blunted and comes with a small mini stand, making it an ideal home decoration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a mini katana, not a full length katana. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fireandsteel.ca\/products\/the-last-samurai-captain-nathan-algrens-katana-simplified-1st-ed?_pos=2\u0026amp;_sid=788f95dd7\u0026amp;_ss=r\" title=\"Full sized version can be found here.\"\u003eFull size version can be found here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"product-info\"\u003eSpecifications of our Capt. Nathan Algren Sword\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOverall Length inside sheath: 44 cm\u003cbr\u003eOverall Length without sheath: 42 cm\u003cbr\u003eBlade Length: 28.5 \u003cbr\u003eBlade Width: 2 cm\u003cbr\u003eGuard: 5.5 cm\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: 1035 Carbon Steel\u003cbr\u003eSheath Material: Wood, Zinc Alloy, Nylon\u003cbr\u003eSharp: No\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fire and Steel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51062513795410,"sku":"ZS9630","price":59.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/7039\/1890\/files\/CaptainNathanAlgren_sKatana_MiniKatana_01.jpg?v=1751646049","url":"https:\/\/tophatters.co\/products\/mini-katana-the-last-samurai-captain-nathan-algrens-mini-katana","provider":"Tophatter's Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}