Curved Katana

A warrior who adorned his weapon with such beautiful artworks honored the great powers of nature and revered his deep connection with the natural world and its harmony. This understanding and deep humility of nature would carry as a mirror reflection of the Samurai’s state-of-mind with all things, even combat and death.

Equipped with a folded steel blade, which is a hammer-welded mixture of 1095 & 1060 high carbon steel, manganese spring steel, 1045 soft 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.

The process and technique is renowned for smithing the finest combat sword blades, and certainly forms a very lethal foundational core to this true Katana sabre. 

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 Shinken sword blade. 

The black lacquered hardwood scabbard, along with the solid brass sword fittings – many of which are plated with real gold & silver, complement the black Katana handle, forming an overall dark sword color scheme. And the hardwood, wrapped with real stingray-skin & quality cord form a traditional, practical and effective Japanese Samurai hand-grip. 

This Uchigatana sword is sharp and deadly, and executed with fine craftsmanship. It’s highly collectable, a treasure to own and a formidable war sword to use. 

Key Features:

• Folded Katana blade – hard, reliable, razor sharp cutting edge, along with renowned elasticity and excellent blade resilience.
• Genuine clay tempered sword blade, with visible Hamon.
• Premium quality fittings, handle & scabbard materials.
• Two handed sword – use this weapon with one or two hands, unhindered and with good power.
• Perfectly balanced & versatile Japanese long sword – equally effective cutting, slashing & thrusting combat Katana. 
• Battle ready Katana – fully functional and deadly sharpened Katana saber sword. 

Curved Katana Specifications:

• Note: Sword stand is NOT included, and is shown only for demonstration purposes.
• Overall Katana length: 103cm.
• Handle length: 26cm.
• Blade length: 71cm.
• Blade width: 3.2cm.
• Blade thickness: 0.7cm.
• Blade material: Folded steel Katana blade. 
• Tempering: Genuine clay tempered Katana blade, with visible Hamon. 
• Hardness: 60HRC. 
• Blade finishing: Traditionally hand-polished.
• Tsuka (handle) material: Hardwood, wrapped with genuine stingray-skin Samegawa & quality cord Ito (handle-wrap).
• Saya (scabbard) material: Lacquered hardwood, with 3x buffalo horn inserts.
• Sageo (scabbard-wrap) material: Quality cord. 
• Sword fittings material: Brass, plated with genuine gold & silver. 
• Tang: Full tang Katana. 
• Weight: 1.24kg (including scabbard weight).
• Included: Wooden sword case; sword bag; certificate of authenticity. 
• Item: Daito sword.