16″ Samurai Series Takanoha Edition 鷹の羽 Rifle SOT Custom Shop build · both sides and the case · drag to pan, scroll to zoom

CONFIGURATION SHOWN: a 16″ 4150 chromoly barrel finished in gold titanium nitride, 1:7 twist on a carbine-length gas system with a low profile heavy gold plated gas block, a gold plated ejection port cover carrying the Takanoha mon and the caliber marking, gold plated rail fasteners, a gold anodized forward assist, a high polish gold TiN bolt carrier group, Brazilian cherry M-LOK handguard panels on 18K gold plated fasteners, Magpul back-up iron sights, a Strike Industries extended latch charging handle, a Wilson Combat Accu-Tac three-prong flash hider, a LaRue Tactical MBT-2S straight-bow trigger on 18K heavy gold plated GUNTEC anti-walk fire control pins, a gold plated non-ambidextrous selector switch, a gold plated Geissele Automatics Maritime bolt catch, gold plated takedown pins, a multicolor Cerakote® finished red menpō mask, and a grip carrying a 14K maki gold Maruni Chigai Takanoha mon with gold plated grip screws. Supplied in a custom Plano case, with a laser engraved Magpul PMAG and an E-Lander steel magazine laser engraved with the same mon, plated in 24K gold. Right side shown — 将軍 (shōgun) on the magwell, the MDL. SHOWDOWN · CAL. MULTI rollmark, the gold plated ejection port cover and the 鷹 Takanoha handguard marking.

CONFIGURATION SHOWN: a 16″ 4150 chromoly barrel finished in gold titanium nitride, 1:7 twist on a carbine-length gas system with a low profile heavy gold plated gas block, a gold plated ejection port cover carrying the Takanoha mon and the caliber marking, gold plated rail fasteners, a gold anodized forward assist, a high polish gold TiN bolt carrier group, Brazilian cherry M-LOK handguard panels on 18K gold plated fasteners, Magpul back-up iron sights, a Strike Industries extended latch charging handle, a Wilson Combat Accu-Tac three-prong flash hider, a LaRue Tactical MBT-2S straight-bow trigger on 18K heavy gold plated GUNTEC anti-walk fire control pins, a gold plated non-ambidextrous selector switch, a gold plated Geissele Automatics Maritime bolt catch, gold plated takedown pins, a multicolor Cerakote® finished red menpō mask, and a grip carrying a 14K maki gold Maruni Chigai Takanoha mon with gold plated grip screws. Supplied in a custom Plano case, with a laser engraved Magpul PMAG and an E-Lander steel magazine laser engraved with the same mon, plated in 24K gold. Left side shown — 侍 (samurai) on the magwell, the Sharps Bros. rollmark with the serial masked, the Takanoha Edition handguard mark, the Brazilian cherry rail panel on its 18K gold plated fasteners and the Strike Industries extended latch charging handle.

AS DELIVERED: the rifle in its Plano custom case, cut for this build and marked with the Maruni Chigai Takanoha mon in the foam beside the Second of Ten crest. Shown with both magazines — the E-Lander steel magazine with its 24K gold plated mon and the laser engraved Magpul PMAG — each carrying the same mon.

* Sharps Bros. manufactures the receiver; Second of Ten is the builder of record. The receiver is manufactured, rollmarked and serialised by Sharps Bros. of Eugene, Oregon as a 7075-T6 billet SHOWDOWN, and Second of Ten claims none of that engineering. Samurai Series and Takanoha Edition name the complete Second of Ten rifle built on it — the barrel, the muzzle device, the controls, the sights, the furniture and every applied finish are Second of Ten’s selection and work. The rifle is the whole assembly; the serialised part is the lower.

The menpō mask is finished by hand, so no two are identical. The face, the gilt scrollwork and the white teeth are applied and blended by hand over the Cerakote® base, and the red is graded rather than flat, running from near black in the recesses to a bright lacquer red on the cheekbone. Highlight placement and the exact break of the burnished panels will differ from the rifle photographed here. That is the nature of the work, not a variance to be corrected.

The crest runs the length of the rifle. The Maruni Chigai Takanoha mon — crossed hawk feathers in a ring — is laid in 14K maki gold on the grip panels, engraved on the gold plated ejection port cover beside the caliber marking, laser engraved into the Magpul PMAG, laser engraved and 24K gold plated on the E-Lander steel magazine, and cut into the case foam. Five scales by five methods — and it is what carries the edition rather than any one component.

The gold through the handguard is the barrel, not the rail. The barrel is TiN gold plated — titanium nitride, a hard ceramic coating that happens to be gold — so it shows through every M-LOK slot along the handguard. What reads as a gold-striped rail in the photographs is the barrel behind a black handguard, and the rail fasteners holding that handguard are separately gold plated.

The crest is carried into the case, not just onto the rifle. The Plano case is cut for this build and marked with the Takanoha mon in the foam, and both magazines carry it too — laser engraved on the Magpul PMAG, laser engraved and 24K gold plated on the E-Lander steel magazine. The edition is delivered as a set rather than as a rifle with accessories.

The two sides do not repeat each other. 侍 (samurai) is carried on the left of the magwell and 将軍 (shōgun) on the right. Read one side and you have only half the piece — which is the reason this page shows both.

The grip crest is a gold inlay, and it wants a light touch. The Maruni Chigai Takanoha mon is laid in 14K maki gold into the wood grip panels. It is an applied finish, not an engraving: wipe it down, and keep aggressive solvents, bore cleaner and abrasive pads off the wood. A grip panel can be refinished; stripped foil cannot be put back.

Nothing in these frames is retouched except the serial. The serial number is masked on the left-side frame. The manufacturer and address rollmarks are left exactly as struck, and no mark, blemish or tool witness has been removed.

Photography © Second of Ten LLC. Cerakote, Geissele Automatics, GUNTEC, LaRue Tactical, M-LOK, Magpul, Plano, Reptilia, Sharps Bros., Strike Industries and Wilson Combat marks are the property of their owners; their appearance indicates that Second of Ten incorporates the component, not sponsorship, affiliation or endorsement. Photography shows the item as built; the mask is hand finished and shipped configuration may differ.