The blade is hand forge laminated into four separate sections with three types of steel into an advanced Honsanmai laminate structure.
1095 high carbon steel, one of the highest carbon content steels used for sword-smithing and perhaps the best steel for Katana combat blade making is used for the cutting edge, with 1060, another high carbon steel with desirable natural resilience and elasticity, is used for the core and spine of the blade. These two core steels are then forge-weld laminated on both sides with medium hardness folded steel, also a renowned Japanese sword steel, with excellent elasticity and resilience characteristics.
Further promoting perfection, is the very difficult process of clay tempering the blade. This process precisely facilitates hardening of the blade’s edge, while leaving the blade’s core and spine softer and thus resilient. Definitely a marker of advanced Japanese sword making technology which can be visibly seen on this sword’s blade.
The beautiful hardwood, wrapped in real stingray-skin scabbard, along with the intricately decorated sword fittings, complement the black Katana color scheme well. And the hardwood, wrapped with genuine stingray-skin & quality cord form a traditional and effective Japanese Samurai handle grip.
This modern Katana is a refined and lavish work of art. It’s highly collectable, a pleasure to own and a formidable close quarters weapon of war to use.
Key Features:
- Honsanmai laminate blade – advanced laminate of 1095, 1060 high carbon steel and folded steel.
- Genuine clay tempered blade with visible wave Hamon.
- Premium quality brass fittings, plated with gold & silver color gilding.
- Perfectly balanced & versatile Japanese long sword – equally effective cutting, slashing & thrusting weapon.
- Katana battle ready – fully functional and deadly sharpened Katana.
- Collectable & ornamental sword – hand carved dragon blade & real sea shell white dragon scabbard.
Bamboo Katana Specifications:
- Note: Sword stand is NOT included, and is shown only for demonstration purposes.
- Overall Katana length: 106cm.
- Katana blade length: 71cm.
- Width of blade: 3.2cm.
- Blade thickness: 0.7cm.
- Handle length: 26cm.
- Blade material: Honsanmai configuration – 1095, 1060 high carbon steel + folded steel.
- Tempering: Genuine clay tempered with visible wave Hamon.
- Hardness: Core & spine 30 HRC; edge 60 HRC.
- Saya material (scabbard): Hardwood wrapped with real stingray-skin + 3x real buffalo horn inserts + quality Sageo.
- Handle materials: Hardwood + genuine stingray-skin & quality Ito (handle wrap).
- Sword fittings material: Brass, plated in silver & gold colors.
- Bo Hi (fuller sword): Single triangle-shaped blood groove on both sides of the blade.
- Tang: Full tang Katana.
- Craft: Handmade.
- Included: Sword bag, certification.
- Item: Bamboo Katana sword.