The most valuable part of any knife however is its blade, with this T10 knife blade certainly forming a premium quality foundational core of this formidable fighting knife.
Characteristics include a hard, reliable battle edge, which will hold its edge and stay sharp for longer than any other steel used for blade-smithing. Furthermore, the blade encapsulates good resilience and elasticity, as one would expect from any combat functional blade.
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 blade making technology and visibly identifiable on this knife’s blade.
The beautiful hardwood scabbard, along with the knife’s antiqued brass fittings, complement this traditional dagger in a classic and authentic de jure. Fitted with the same hardwood for the handle, this material further contributes to the knife’s classic oriental aesthetic and forms a simple, maintenance free and vitally combat functional hand-grip.
This Chinese knife is a practical and distinctly ornamental piece of combat art. It’s highly collectable, a pleasure to own and makes a formidable close quarters fighting knife.
Key Features:
- T10 steel blade knife – very high carbon steel with a hard, reliable battle edge, along with good resilience.
- Genuine clay tempered blade with visible Hamon.
- Hard and durable Acid tree wood handle and sheath material.
- Versatile Dao blade knife – cutting, slashing and thrusting combat knife.
- Single edged knife blade – primary cutting edge with full structural strength blade spine.
- High ornate dagger value – intricate hand carved brass knife & sheath fittings.
- Battle functional fighting knife – razor sharp and extremely deadly.
Dao Knife Specifications:
- Overall length: 51cm.
- Blade length: 31cm.
- Handle length: 18cm.
- Width of blade: 3.7cm (at widest point).
- Thickness of blade: 0.75cm.
- Blade material: T10 high carbon steel.
- Tempering: Genuine clay tempered with visible Hamon.
- Hardness: 60 HRC.
- Handle material: Acid tree wood.
- Scabbard material: Acid tree wood.
- Sword fittings & sheath material: Solid brass, vintaged.
- Fuller: Double blood-grooves on both sides of the blade.
- Weight: 1.85kg (including sheath weight); 1.3kg (knife weight only).
- Item: Ceremonial dagger.