Katana Sword Blade

1) 1095 high carbon steel is one of the highest carbon content steels used for sword-smithing. Arguably the best steel available for Katana sword-making, characteristics include a very reliable, hard and sharp battle edge, along with good blade elasticity and desirable resilience, which 1095 being technically a higher carbon content spring steel, is renowned for. 

2) T10 steel is a modern, highly refined high-carbon steel, mixed with other trace elements, such as tungsten, manganese and silicon, etc. Its blade attributes include excellent toughness and hardness with a durable, sharp edge holding capacity, along with good blade elasticity and desirable resilience.

T10 is one of the highest carbon-content steels used for blade-smithing, and is arguably the best sword-making steel available for a functional combat sword. 

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 these Shinken sword blades. 

The primary starting point for any Japanese Samurai sword building project or quality Katana custom build.

Key Features:

• Choose from two of the best modern, highly refined Katana steels – 1095 steel or T10 steel.
• Genuine clay tempered sword blade, with a very special & unique, visible Hamon. 
• Perfectly balanced & versatile Japanese long sword blade – balanced and versatile cutting, slashing & thrusting blade. 
• Combat Katana blade – fully functional and deadly sharpened Katana blade.

Sword Blade Specifications:

• Blade length: 71cm – (not including tang length). 
• Blade width: 3.2cm.
• Blade thickness: 0.7cm.
• Tang length: 26cm.
• Blade material (optional): T10 or 1095 carbon steel Katana blade selections. 
• Tempering: Genuine clay tempered Katana blade, with special, visible Hamon. 
• Hardness: 60HRC.
• Tang: Full tang Katana blade. 
• Item: Daito blade.