Clay Tempered Japanese Katana Dragon Tsuba Abrasive Sanmai Blade

-overall length: katana: 103cm/40.1inch
-nagasa length/material:71cm/28inch / 1095+1060steel
-handle length/material: 28cm /11.0inch.
-Habaki/Seppa: made of brass;
-mountings: Made of copper;
-Sageo: made of top quality pure silk.
-Saya (Scabbard): made of hardwood with real horn fix.
-blade:
the blade of the sword had been hand forged using the ancient method of sword making. hand forged blade with full tang can cut tatami 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 it's blade made of pucker steel, AISI 1060 carbon steel was forged several times, and then be shaped a rolled steel, called folded steel. dividual on the 2 sides of AISI 1095 carbon high steel. high carbon steel make edge strong and reach the cutting standard. one piece of iron in the core and the 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 beed hand polished with multiple grade stones by japanese method, this made the blade very smooth and shine. this blade was clay tempered and has more than 14 process hand sharpening work. Distinct real Hamon created by fully hand polishing and hand abrasive to Razor sharpened edge. quenched and tempering blade shaped shinogi-zukuri,{The ridge line (shinogi) is in normal height}. featured chu kissaki and geometrical points. which has irregular wavy boshi.. this katana can be taken apart fully anytime to maintenance. you can unassembled the blade from the handle by taking out two pegs. sword bag come with this this sword. this is a sharpened battle ready samurai katana sword very suit for iaido or kendo. it's also a collection for yourself or present your friends, don't miss such better change. otherwise, sword bag comes with this sword.