DESCRIPTION :
Item number: LQ1612E07
Bo-hi(blood groove): Yes
Blade thickness: 0.7cm/0.28inch
Blade width: 3.2cm/1.26inch
Blade length: 70cm/27.6inch
Handle(tsuka) : 26cm/10.24inch
Overall length: 103cm/40.6inch
Hardness: 60
Hamon: real natural hamon, caused by clay tempering process.
Blade material: T10 high carbon steel,百炼钢,Damascus folded steel
Sharpness: After testing, professionals can use it to cut bamboo or paper
Other fittings: Brass tsuba + habaki + seppa + fuchi +kashira + real rayskin + leather ito
Handle: full-tang, 2 meguki fix the handle vertically, very firm.
Craft: Hand folded 16 times (32768 layers) , clay tempered, Water quenching treatment, traditional hand-polishing, etc .
Manual grinding:
Using the unique bright stone of Longquan Town, hand grinding, very test sword casting skills and technology, grinding out the pattern effect is special texture!
Ancient quenching:
Modern vacuum heat treatment can meet the hardness requirements of most swords, but the traditional quenching method has better effect, can soften the medium strip steel, and the hardness is higher.