LOS ANGELES, July 16 — A team of blacksmiths and craftsmen at Baltimore Knife and Sword, led by brothers Kerry and Matt Stagner, has recreated the famous katana from the ‘Kill Bill’ movies.

The katana, which was wielded by Uma Thurman’s character The Bride in the two ‘Kill Bill’ movies directed by Quentin Tarantino, was painstakingly recreated using traditional Japanese techniques.

Uma Thurman's character The Bride wielded the Hattori Hanzo katana in a scene from 'Kill Bill' in this screenshot taken from the Awe Me video.
Uma Thurman's character The Bride wielded the Hattori Hanzo katana in a scene from 'Kill Bill' in this screenshot taken from the Awe Me video.

The Men At Arms: Reforged team forges weapons and armour used in movies, games and comic books.

Examples of their past work include the Iron Man’s sword, Aragon’s Narsil from the ‘Lord of the Ring’ movies, and Arya’s Needle from the TV series ‘Game of Thrones’.

Master armourer and engraver Ilya Alekseyev is part of the Man At Arms: Reforged team that worked on forging a replica of the Hattori Hanzo katana used in ‘Kill Bill’, in this screenshot taken from the Awe Me YouTube video.
Master armourer and engraver Ilya Alekseyev is part of the Man At Arms: Reforged team that worked on forging a replica of the Hattori Hanzo katana used in ‘Kill Bill’, in this screenshot taken from the Awe Me YouTube video.