Black Folded Steel Japenese Samurai Sword Wavy Hamon Flower Pattern Kashira

Black Folded Steel Japenese Samurai Sword Wavy Hamon Flower Pattern Kashira. The blade of this katana is made of carbon steel.

It was folded forged by 11 times. 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 katana sword as a gift! This katana can be taken apart fully for maintenance purposes. You can disassemble the sword by taking out the pegs from the handle.

GENERAL DATA OVERALL LENGTH: 103 cm / 40.5 inch BLADE LENGTH: 70 cm / 27.6 inch TSUKA LENGTH: 26 cm / 10.24 inch BLADE WIDTH: 3.2 cm / 1.26 inch BLADE THICKNESS: 0.7 cm / 0.28 BLADE HRC: 55 BLADE CRAFT: fully hand forged, water quenching BLADE MATERIAL: carbon steel, folded forged by 11 times (2048 layers). BLADE SHAPE: Shinogidukuri NAKAGO: full tang KISSAKI: medium (chukissaki) SHARPNESS:????

MOUNTINGS TSUKA(HANDLE): hard wood core. Maki MEKUGI: 2 bamboo pegs TSUKA-ITO: black synthetic silk wrapping cord SAMEGAWA: genuine white rayskin FUCHI / KASHIRA / MENUKI: brass TSUBA(HAND GUARD): iron HABAKi & SEPPA: brass SAYA: glossy black lacquer with silvery pattern wooden scabbard with black specialized sageo.

PACKAGE 1 sword with saya. No display stand or other fittings along with. 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.

If you don't like the original mountings, you can choose the favorite ones from the options. Handle wrapping cord and saya cord should be the same color. If you only want to change one of them to another color, please inform of it specially. We can engrave English words, Chinese Characters on the blade for free. We can add or remove the machine-made wavy hamon for free.

Usually thought be used for bloodletting only. It is also used to lighten the weight of the sword. We can add or remove Bo-hi for free.

Most of our blades are sharp. We can also make the blade unsharpened for free if you require. The price varies from different swords. International Buyers - Please Note.

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Country/Region of Manufacture: China
Blade Material: Carbon Steel
Dexterity: Right-Handed
Type: katana
Edge: Curved
Color: Black
Handle Material: Wood
Handedness: Double-Handed
Tang: Full
Theme: Samurai
Original/Reproduction: Original
Brand: SJ SHI JIAN
Style: Japanese