Clay Tempered Samurai Japanese Long Tachi Sword Folded Kobuse Steel Blade Razor Sharp

Blade: 

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

-The Core Of The Blade Is Made Of Forged AISI 1045 Steel, And The Sides Are Made Of Forged AISI 1095 Carbon Steel Folded 11 Times, Generating 2048 Layers  In The  Steel, In Kobuse Lamination Style.

-The AISI 1095 High Carbon Steel (The Steel Has A 0.95% 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. 

-This Blade Has A Full Length Tang Which Greatly Enhances The Strength Of The   Sword. The Blade Has The Shinogi-Zukuri Shape And With Chu-Kissaki And Real Yokoto,It Is Well Defined With The Hamon Going All The Way Through The Boshi.

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 Copper  Wrap And Carved 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 With Full  Copper Warp And Carved Work Finished . A High Quality japanese Sage-O Has  Been Tied Around The Kurigata (Knob) Of The Sheath.

Specifications:

Condition: Brand-New

Blade Material: Clay  Tempered Folded Steel

Overall Length: 46.5 Inch /118 Cm

Nagasa Length: 33.5inch/85cm

Handle Length: 11.8 Inch / 30 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 Japanese Brass

Saya Material: Hard  Wooden With Full Copper  Wrap And Carved 

Kissaki Shape: Chu-kissaki