Specifications:
Overall Length: 30.7 inch /78 cm
Nagasa Length: 19.7 inch / 52 cm
Handle Length: 8.1 inch / 21cm
Kissaki Shape: CHU-KISSAKI
Blade Shape: SHINOGI-ZUKURI
Blade Material: Folded steel with clay tempered
Tsuba Material: High quality brass Tsuba
Blade Width (near Habaki): 1.26 inch / 3.2cm
Blade Width (near Kissaki): 0.91inch / 2.3cm
Weight (with Saya ): 2.62 lbs / 1.19 kg (approximately)
Weight (without Saya): 2.16 lbs / 0.97 kg (approximately)
Saya Material: High Quality Hualee Saya + Bull Horn
Handle Material: Genuine Ray skin + Hard wooden
Condition: Brand New
1&This KATANA is hand forged and hand sharpened using Japanese methods to create a perfect blade. Fully functional and battle ready. The accessories of the sword are all authentic from the ray skin handle, to silk sage-o and copper oxidized fittings. This is the best sword you will find in the price range.
Materials And Way Of Forge:
2&Blade: The blade of the sword has been hand forged using the ancient method of sword making. Full hand forged, hand polished and hand sharpened.
3&The blade was made of folded steel. AISI 1060 High Carbon Steel are folded 13 times creating 8196 layers for superior strength and flexibility. the visible tenuous undulating grain on the blade was resulted from folded repeatedly during forging.
The steel has been throughly refined and tempered, A special clay is applied to the blade by hand, using a thin covering near the edge and a thicker layer over the rest of the blade. this results in a relatively quicker cooling of the edge during quenching, producing a hard edge and softer back. the beautiful real hamon on the blade is also result of the differential cooling of the blade (quenching and tempering).
4&This blade has been hand polished with multiple grade sharpen stone by Japanese method, which made the surface of the blade like a mirror, the blade is also very sharp.
5&The tip of the blade is a Chu Kissaki (medium length), it is well defined with the hamon going all the way through the Boshi.This blade comes with a full length Tang which greatly enhances the strength of the sword. this sword is strong enough to cut through a thick bamboo tree with a single strike yet sharp enough to slice paper.Tsuba:The Tsuba (guard) of the sword is brass with dragon design . The Habiki (blade collar) is a one piece brass construction. Two Seppas (spacer) secure the Tsuba.
6&Tsuka: The Tsuka (handle) core is wooden and it is tightly wrapped over genuine Ray skin Samegawa with a coffee synthetic silk Ito. The Fuchi (sleeve) and Kashira (buttcap) are brass with dragon design. The Tang of the sword is secured by two Mekugi (peg). Two copper Menuki (ornament) are on each side of the Tsuka.
7&Saya: The saya (sheath) of the sword is Hualee wood saya. A coffee cord Sage-O has been tied around the bright copper Kurigaga (knob) of the scabbard. the Koiguchi and Kojiri are made of bull horn which are very hard.
NOTE:
(1) A silk sword bag comes with the sword. but the wooden stand in below item pictures is NOT included.
(2) if you need one wooden stand, please contact me,
(3) This Katana can be taken apart fully anytime for maintenance purposes, you can disassemble the sword from the handle by taking out two pegs. If you need a maintenance kit, Click HERE to purchase it.
(4) Due to our swords are full hand made, so Specs will vary slightly from sword to sword. please understand.