A stunning display sword.
Prominatly displayed with a great peacok artwork, this magestic animal conveyed multiple symbolic meanings in feudal Samurai culture, including religious connection to the divine, wealth and prosperity, fertility & health, and were believed to protect against disaster and evil.
Peacocks were also historically kept for their beauty, and as a symbol of power and authority, a common inclusion for imperial ceremonial events.
Equipped with a T10 steel sword blade, which is a modern, highly refined, iron base-steel alloyed with a high on average 1.0% carbon content, along with small amounts of tungsten, manganese and silicon.
T10 is one of the highest carbon content modern steels used for sword-smithing and arguably the best combat sword-making steel available, certainly forming a very lethal foundational core to this true Katana sabre. Blade characteristics include a hard, tough, reliable & wear-resistant cutting edge, along with desirable blade resilience and good elasticity.
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.
Completed with a lacquered hardwood scabbard, along with premium brass sword fittings – with many illustrations plated in real gold & silver, and a hardwood, wrapped with genuine stingray-skin & quality cord handle, forming a traditional, practical and effective Japanese Samurai hand-grip.
This Uchigatana sword saber, while absolutely functional and deadly, is best not used for combat, but rather suited for premier ornate sword display due to its super-bright, mirror polished blade.
Display Katana
Key Features:
- T10 Katana blade – hard & tough, reliable sharp cutting edge, along with good blade elasticity and desirable resilience.
- Genuine clay tempered sword blade, with a special, visible Hamon.
- Super bright polished sword blade – ideal for sacred sword ceremony, or prized display.
- 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 sword – fully functional and deadly sharpened Katana saber sword.
Display Sword Specifications:
- Note: Sword stand is NOT included, and is shown only for demonstration purposes.
- Overall Katana length: 103cm.
- Handle length: 26.5cm.
- Blade length: 71cm.
- Blade width: 3.2cm.
- Blade thickness: 0.7cm.
- Blade material: T10 steel Katana – high shine mirror blade finish.
- Tempering: Genuine clay tempered Katana blade, with visible Hamon.
- Hardness: 60HRC.
- Tsuka (handle) material: Hardwood, wrapped with genuine stingray-skin Samegawa & quality cord Ito (handle-wrap).
- Saya (scabbard) material: Hardwood with 3x buffalo horn inserts, print illustration, and lacquered.
- Sageo (scabbard-wrap) material: Quality-cord.
- Sword-fittings material: Brass, with many decorations plated in genuine gold & silver.
- Tang: Full tang Katana.
- Weight: 1.5kg (including scabbard).
- Included: Sword bag; certificate of authenticity.
- Item: Daito sword.