Weight: 3 lbs. Overall length: 41". Handle length: 11". Blade length: 28.7". Blade thickness: 0.3". Blade width: 1.2". Hardness: 57 HRC. Blade material: T10 High Carbon Steel. Each sword is meticulously handmade and capable of test cutting. This real katana effortlessly cuts through bamboo and slices paper, perfect for Iaido training or self-defense.
T10 steel, with Tungsten (T) and 1.0% carbon content (10), is renowned for its high-carbon composition, making it incredibly sharp, hard, strong, and durable—ideal for authentic samurai swords. These crucial factors ensure that this sword is a real weapon, battle-ready and reliable.
For those who appreciate the tempered steel of a Japanese sword, the hamon serves as visual evidence of our maker's dedication to crafting the finest blades. In sword making, the hamon is the result of clay tempering. Real hamons can sometimes be subtle to observe, but they are always present.
Crafting this full tang sword involves heating, hammering, folding the metal repeatedly, forging high-carbon and low-carbon steel together, applying an even clay slurry for tempering, quenching the blade in water to achieve its signature curve, and meticulous polishing.
The Tsuka is wrapped in artificial fishskin (samegawa) in a traditional twists and turns (hineri-maki) pattern, while the guard (Tsuba), crafted from various alloys, features intricate dragon carvings—an artful addition to this finely crafted katana.