Brass Fittings Chinese Sword 唐横刀 Folded Steel Blade Tang Dynasty Ring-pommel
 
【大漆纯铜装环首刀】
The blade of this sword is made of Damascus folded steel . It is folded forged by 11 times, and 2048 layers of patterns(Jihada) are formed on the surface of the blade. The high-performance blade has very good toughness and does not deform when bent at 90 degrees. The hardness is as high as 55. Cutting the wire does not hurt the blade.   
It can be used in battle or for display. We would highly recommend it as a gift. Anyone would be thrilled to receive a gorgeous sword as a gift! 
 
GENERAL DATA
OVERALL LENGTH: 110 cm / 43.3 inch
BLADE LENGTH: 71 cm / 28 inch
HANDLE LENGTH: 32 cm / 12.6 inch   
BLADE WIDTH: 3.2 cm / 1.26 inch
BLADE THICKNESS: 0.7 cm / 0.27 inch
BLADE CRAFT: fully hand forged, water quenching
BLADE MATERIAL: high carbon steel, folded forged by 11 times
BLADE HRC: 55 
 
MOUNTINGS
TSUKA(HANDLE): hard wood core covered by black wax rope
TSUBA(HAND GUARD): brass
HABAKi: brass
SAYA: lacquered wooden scabbard wrapped
 
PACKAGE
1 sword with saya
(No display stand and other fittings along with)
 
FOLDED STEEL
This means that the carbon steel is folded by 11 times to produce 2048 layers. The higher quantity of layers provides more unique and mystical hada patterns, which defines and displays the craftsman’s experience and knowledge of traditional metallurgy passed down from generation to generation. Only the utmost skilled bladesmiths (Toushyo) and polishers (Togi-shi) can bring out the beauty and life from the Shinsakuto live blade. During the forging process, all of the slags and impurities of the steel are burned off and folded forged to an uncompromised strength with an sharp cutting edge. The final carbon content is 1% and the hardness is an impressive HRC 55 on the Rockwell Scale. This high quality blade can easily cut through tatami straw mats or bamboo for Tameshigiri or Batto-do use.
 
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