Walter is currently taking a small number of commissioned orders for blades.  Commissioning a blade is a cooperative process between smith and client intended to yield exactly the blade intended by the client.

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As a general rule, Walter primarily sells bare, unmounted blades -- though in some circumstances he may make a shirasaya (storage scabbard) or, even more rarely, a full mount.  Over the years Walter has forged most types and geometries of Japanese style blades including katanas, wakizashis and tantos.

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For more information about the custom forging process, or to begin the process of commissioning a blade, click here.  Also, watch the video below, which outlines how the commissioning process works.