Handmade Clay Tempered Japanese Samurai Choji Hamon Blade Shirasaya Katana Sword

Blade: 

-The Blade Of The Sword Has Been Hand   Forged Using The Ancient Method Of Sword Making . Full Hand Forged And Full Hand   Polished.

-The Blade Was Made Of T-10 High Carbon Steel, And It Has Been Laminated In A   Maru Configuration(Single Type Mono Steel). Differential Hardened And Clay   Tempered, Water Quenched And Polished.

-The T-10 High Carbon Steel (The Steel Has A 0.1% Carbon Content And 0.4%   Manganese.）Is Very Solid And Holds An Edge Well. This Blade Was Then Clay   Tempered And Has More Than 14 Process Hand Sharpening Work. Which Made The   Surface Of The Blade Like A Mirror.

-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 Real Japanese Top 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 Water 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 Water 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 Water 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 Back Of The Blade Is A Shaped SHINOGI-ZUKURI, And With   Diamond-Shaped Standard-Point (O-Kissaki), It Was Well Defined With The Hamon   Going All The Way Through The Boshi.

Specifications:

Condition: Brand-New

Overall Length: 41 Inch /104 Cm

Blade Material: Clay Tempered T10 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:  Hard Wooden

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

Width (Near Habaki): 1.26 Inch / 3.2Cm

tsuba Material: Not

Saya Material: Hard Wooden

Kissaki Shape: O-kissaki