Forged with Damascus steel, which is a mixture of 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, a technique renowned for smithing some of the world’s finest blades.
Completed with a solid Ebony hardwood handle and scabbard, and intricately decorated copper fittings, this Jian is finished in full, traditional Chinese character.
Ideal for ornate sword display and a deadly, well-balanced Chinese war sword.
Key Features:
- Folded Damascus sword blade – renowned blade characteristics, including a razor sharp cutting edge, excellent elasticity and natural resilience against chipping & fracture.
- Generous hand and a half sword handle – facilitates seamless weapon manoeuvring and good power.
- Straight sword – equal capability cutting and thrusting Jian weapon.
- Double edged sword blade – perfectly balanced blade, with efficient thrusting penetration.
- Premium quality fittings, handle & scabbard materials.
- Decorative sword – elegant and presentable ceremonial sword, with beautiful energy, feel and symmetry (highly collectable).
- Battle ready sword – fully functional and deadly Chinese Jian sword.
Dragon Wrapped Around Sword Specifications
- Overall length: 104cm.
- Blade length: 77cm.
- Blade width: 3.6cm (at widest point).
- Blade thickness: 0.8cm (at thickest point).
- Handle length: 24cm.
- Blade material: Folded Damascus steel sword blade.
- Blade shape: 8 sided octahedral blade.
- Hardness: 58-60HRC.
- Handle material: Ebony hardwood.
- Saya (scabbard): Ebony hardwood.
- Sword and scabbard fittings material: Copper.
- Weight: 2.2kg (including scabbard weight).
- Item: Dragon handle sword.