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Items Description
Condition: Brand-New
Overall Length: 16.1Inch /50 Cm
Blade Material: S7 steel
Nagasa Length: 12.0inch / 31Cm
Blade Shape: Osoraku-Zukuri
Handle Length: 5.9Inch / 13 Cm
Blade Edge: razor sharp
Handle Material: Genuine Ray Skin + Hard Wooden
Blade Width (Near Kissaki): 0.78inch / 2.0cm
Blade Width (Near Habaki): 1.25 Inch / 3.2Cm
Saya Material: Hard Wooden With Traditional Lacquer Work Finished. handicraft lacquer painting Hannya mask and sakuraγ
Kissaki Shape: Great kissaki with nice boshi
Blade
β The blade of the sword has been hand forged using the ancient method of sword making . full hand forged and full hand japanese traditional way polished.
-The blade was made of S7 steel, differential hardened and clay tempered, oil quenched and polished.
-This blade has been tried and tested to cut everything that gets in its way. The Sori (Blade curvature) is specially crafted to create leverage in order to perform the smoothest and cleanest cuts. That in combination with the choice of traditional and our top selling Koshirae (fittings), assures that you will get the best of both appearance and functionality.
-The hamon pattern is done in the same process as the traditional method. Harden the edge is by using the special clay wrapping the blade then put in oil to quench. It requires a lot of skills. The fire temperature can not be too high or too low it needs to be well controlled by the sword smith. The blade is then put into oil for quenching. The blade shape is done this process creates beautiful hamon hada and Martensite (grains) on the blade surface. clay to protect the edge and quenched in oil to temper the mune or spine of the sword. The hardness of the Carbon Steel measures at an impressive HRC on the Rockwell Scale. The perfect combination of the hardness of the edge steel, and the increased Sori (curvature of the blade), enables this high quality blade to easily cut through tatami straw mats or bamboo for Tameshigiri.
-This blade comes with a full length Tang which greatly enhances the strength of the sword. The tip of the blade is a shaped Osoraku-zukuri, and with great kissaki. it was well defined with the hamon going all the way through the Boshi.
