Japanese Samurai Katana Swords Clay Tempered Kobuse Folded Steel Blade Snake Tsuba

Blade: 

-The Blade Of The Sword Has Been Hand Forged And Quenched  Using Diferential Hardening, In The Same Methods As Traditional Japanese Sword.

-The Core Of The Blade Is Made Of Forged AISI 1060 Steel, And The Sides Are Made  Of Forged T-10 Carbon Steel Folded 10 Times, Generating 1024 Layers In The  Steel, In Kobuse Lamination Style.

-The T-10 High Carbon Steel (The Steel Has A 0.1% Carbon Content And 0.4%  Manganese. It Is Extremely Hard -58 HRC- Making A Very Sharp Edge). This Blade  Is Clay Tempered And Quenched, Then Polished And Sharpened By 14 Different  Process.

-The Hamon Pattern Is Done By Differential Hardening With Clay Temperd. The  Hardening Process Is Made By Utilizing A Special Clay On The Edge, So It Gets A  Different Temperature And Cools In Different Time Than The Rest Of The Blade,  Becoming Harder And Quenching The Blade When It Is Cooled On Water. It Is A Very  Complex Technique, As If Not Properly Executed The Blade Will Break. The Fire  Can't Be Too Warm Or Cold, Only A Good Swordsmith Knows The Exact Temperature.  The Blade Then Get Its Shape With A Beautiful Hamon Hada And Martensite (Grains)  On Its Surface. This Way The Edge Can Be Very Hard And The Mune -The Spine Of  The Sword- Softer Giving It An Excelent Toughness. The Perfect Combination Of A  Hard Edge With The Increased Sori (Curvature Of The Blade) With A Strong Mune,  Enables This High Quality Blade To Easily Cut Through Tatami, Straw Mats Or  Bamboo For Tameshigiri.

Fitting:

-Koshirae: The Tsuba (Guard), Fuchi (Sleeve) And Kashira (Buttcap) Of The Sword Made Of High Quality Brass .the brass Habaki (Blade Collar) Is A One Piece Construction. Two brass Seppas (Spacer) Secure The Tsuba.

Tsuka: The Tsuka (Handle) Core Is Wooden And It Is Tightly Wrapped Over Genuine Ray Skin (Samegawa) With Green Silk Ito Wrapped.The Full Tang Of The  Sword Is  Secured By Two Mekugi   (Peg) . You Can Unassembled The Blade From The   Handle By Taking Out   2 Pegs.

-Saya: The Saya (Sheath) Made Of Real Hard wooden Work . A High Quality japanese Sage-O Has Been Tied Around The Kurigata (Knob) Of The Sheath.

Specifications:

Condition: Brand-New

Overall Length: 40.9 Inch /104 Cm

Blade Material: Clay Tempered Folded Steel

Nagasa Length: 28.0inch/71cm

Handle Length: 10.6 Inch / 27 Cm

Blade Shape: Shinogi-Zukuri

Blade Edge: Hand Polished Be razor sharp

Handle Material: Genuine Ray Skin + Hard Wooden

Blade Width (Near Kissaki): 0.91inch / 2.3cm

Width (Near Habaki): 1.26 Inch / 3.2Cm

Tsuba Material: High Quality Brass

Saya Material: Hard Wooden With Lacquer Work Finished

Kissaki Shape: Chu-kissaki