Champion Sword

The most valuable part of any sword however is its blade, with this Honsanmai laminate certainly forming a premium foundational core of this fully functional and battle ready Katana.

Using folded steel, which is a mixture of 1045 soft steel, 1060 high carbon steel, manganese spring steel and many more smaller portions of other steels. This mixture is then folded multiple times to remove impurities, creating many hundreds of individual steel layers, finally producing arguably the best sword-making steel available, a technique renowned for smithing Japanese Katana blades.

With this folded steel, the blade is then hand forge laminated into four separate sections, creating an advanced Honsanmai laminate structure. The structural layout consists of a hard cutting edge, soft core & spine and two medium hardness sides which are hand-forge laminated to this combination inner core. 

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 and visibly identifiable on this sword’s blade. 

The end result is a blade with a hard, reliable and unmatched razor sharp cutting edge with excellent blade elasticity and resilience, along with a medium hardness protective jacket on each side of the blade. All of which are very important aspects of any true Katana and combat sword destined to survive battle. 

Completed with a traditionally hand-drawn artwork, hardwood scabbard and intricately decorative brass sword fittings, some of which being plated in silver & gold color gilding and a hardwood wrapped with genuine stingray-skin & quality cord handle, this folded Katana is finished with the very finest materials and in full traditional Japanese character. 

This laminated folded steel Katana is an exceptional work of battle art. It’s highly collectable, a pleasure to own and a formidable close quarters weapon of war. 

Key Features:

• Japanese folded steel sword blade – Honsanmai laminate using folded steel. 
• Genuine clay tempered blade with visible wave Hamon. 
• Premium quality fittings, handle and scabbard materials.
• Perfectly balanced & versatile Japanese long sword – equally effective cutting, slashing & thrusting weapon. 
• Katana battle ready – fully functional and deadly sharpened Katana.
• Ornamental sword quality – decorative sword with intricate flower sword themed fittings and a hand-drawn artwork scabbard. 

Champion Sword Specifications:

• Note: Sword stand is NOT included, and is shown only for demonstration purposes.
• Overall Katana length: 103cm.
• Katana blade length: 71cm.
• Width of blade: 3.2cm.
• Blade thickness: 0.7cm.
• Handle length: 26cm.
• Blade material: Folded steel – Honsanmai laminate configuration. 
• Tempering: Genuine clay tempered with visible wave Hamon. 
• Hardness: Core & spine 35 HRC; edge 58 HRC.
• Saya material (scabbard): Hardwood with hand-drawn artwork + 3x real buffalo horn inserts + quality cord Sageo. 
• Handle materials: Hardwood wrapped with genuine stingray-skin & quality cord Ito (handle wrap).
• Tsuba & other decorative fittings: Brass plated with silver & gold color gilding.
• Habaki (blade collar) material: Brass.
• Tang: Full tang Katana. 
• Craft: Handmade.
• Weight: 1.5kg (including scabbard weight).
• Included: Sword bag, certification.
• Item: Sword flower Katana.