Hand Forged Japanese Katana Clay Tempered L6 Steel Hitatsura Hamon Blade Samurai 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 L6 Steel, And It Has Been Laminated In A Maru  Configuration(Single Type Mono Steel). Differential Hardened And Clay Tempered,  Water Quenched And Polished.

-The L6 Steel 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. Important You Can Choose With Or  Without A Bo-Hi (Blood Groove) In The Genuine Forged L6 Steel.

-The Hitatsura 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 Tip Of The Blade Is A Shaped Shinogi-Zukuri, And With Chu-Kissaki And Real Yokoto; It Was 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 Iron .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 Brown 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 L6 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 Iron

Saya Material: Hard Wooden With Lacquer Work Finished

Kissaki Shape: Chu-kissaki