Chinese Qing Dynasty DAO 环首 Handmade damascus steel  Rosewood handle scabbard

ITEM  DESCRIPTION

Specifications:

Overall Length:104cm / 40.7"

Nagasa Length:76cm / 29.9"

Handle Length:27cm / 10.6"

Blade Sharp: SHINOGI-ZUKURI

Blade  Material:  Damascus Steel Clay Tempered

Tsuba  Material:  Fine Finished brass Tsuba

Blade Width (near Habaki): 3.7cm/1.46inch

Blade Width (near Kissaki): :0.8cm/0.32inch

Weight (with  Saya ):2300g(approximately)

Weight  (without Saya):1300g(approximately)

Saya  scabbard:  Rose wood

Handle  Material: Rose wood

Other fittings:  Brass

Condition: Brand New

1&Swords have a long history in China. Bronze swords have been traced back to the bronze daggers of the Shang dynasty. Bronze long swords suddenly appeared during the mid-third century BC. Later swords were made of iron or steel. These metals were wrought, never cast. Swords commonly reached a length of 70–100 cm, although longer swords have been found.Chinese iron swords were used in Japan from the third to sixth century AD, but were replaced with Korean and native Japanese swords by the middle of the Heian era.

2&The Chinese classify all swords into two types, jian (剑) and dao (刀). Jians are dual-edged while daos are single-edged.

3&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.

4&The blade was made of folded steel. AISI 1060 High Carbon Steel are  folded 10 times creating 1024 layers for superior strength and  flexibility. the visible tenuous undulating grain on the blade was  resulted from folded repeatedly during forging. 

5&The Blade Was Made Of  Folding steel, And It Has Been Laminated In A  Maru Configuration(Single Type Mono Steel). Differential Hardened And Clay  Tempered, Water Quenched And Polished

6&Saya: The saya  (sheath) of the sword is hard wooden. 

7&This is a  sharpened, super, truly battle ready Samurai sword very  suitable for iaido and kendo superior. it is also allows you  to make a collection of realistic, yet beautiful samurai  sword, or to present one to your friend. Don't miss such a  chance!

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.

(4) Due to our swords are full hand made, so Specs will vary  slightly from sword to sword. please understand.