ITEM
DESCRIPTION
Specification:Overall
Length: **3
cm / *0.6 inch Blade
Length:*3 cm / *8.7
inch Handle
Length: *7
cm / *0.6 inchBlade
Material:AISI ***5 Carbon Steel
+Folded Steel+ IronSaya Material:
Horn + Genuine ray skin + High quality wooden sayaHandle
Material: Genuine ray
skin + Hard woodWeight After
Packing:2.0 kgCondition:
New itemThis KATANA is for those
who want a real sword. The sword is made in the exact same method
of the ancient Japanese process of making swords and is sharper
than a razor. 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.
Blade: The
blade of the sword has been hand forged using the ancient method of
sword making. Hand forged blade with full tang can cut bamboo
with strike.Two pieces outer jacket
steel (folded steel) wrapped around a relatively softer, inner iron
core, which is resilient and able to absorb shocks, in a way,
reduces the possibility of the blade breaking or bending.More important
is its blade made of pucker steel. AISI ***0 arbon steel was forged
several times, and then be shaped a rolled steel, called folded
steel, whereafter, forged again putting folded steel dividual
on the 2 sides of AISI ***5 carbon high steel. High carbon steel
make edge strong and reach the cutting standard, One piece of
iron in the core and folded steel keep blade more flexibility
.The
visible tenuous undulating grain on the blade was resulted from
folded repeatedly during forging. and the blade has been hand
polished with multiple grade stones by japanese method, this made
the blade very smooth,This blade was clay
tempered and has more than *4 process hand sharpening work.hamon
resulted from quenching and tempering.Guard: The guard (Tsuba) of
the sword is oxidized copper. dragon musashi
pattern are hand engraved on
elegant Tsuba, The Tusba begins with a
copper blade collar and ends with a copper fitting featuring leaves
in relief.Handle: The
handle (Tsuka) of the sword is wooden covered in a real shark skin
wrap. The shark skin is then wrapped in a black
silk wrap. And two subminiature Menuki
are rested on each side of the Tsuka. The tang of the sword
is secured by two pegs (mekugi). The handle ends with a copper end
cap (fuchi-kashira).Scabbard:The
scabbard (Saya) of the sword is wooden,Upper half of hardwood Saya
wrapped with real shark skin, latter half of Saya lacquered in
black with gloss finish. Black silk Sageo also rolled both sides of
Kurikata to match wrappings on Tsuka.In addition, this katana
can be taken apart fully anytime to maintenance. You can
unassembled the blade from the handle by taking out two
pins.
NOTE:1)The sword in the above
cutting test video isn't just this actual auction, it only
shows this auction has the characteristic of sharp, strong and
flexible as the same as that one for cutting test.2)
A SWORD
BAG And
A WOODEN
STAND And
A WOODEN
BOX come with this
sword.
