Wootz Steel Sword

The most valuable part of any sword however is its blade, with this Wootz Katana blade certainly forming a high core standard of this fully functional and battle ready Uchigatana sword. 

Wootz steel is very similar in composition to Damascus steel, being a crucible mixture of 1095 & 1060 high carbon steel, manganese spring steel, 1045 soft steel and many more smaller portions of other steels, although Wootz notably has a significantly higher carbon content than Damascus. 

This mixture is then folded multiple times to remove impurities, creating many hundreds of individual steel layers, producing arguably the best sword-making steel available, a technique renowned for smithing Japanese Katana blades.

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 bright, lacquered hardwood scabbard and battle quality sword fittings, complement the overall dark sword theme well. And the hardwood, wrapped with real stingray-skin & quality cord form a traditional and very effective Japanese Samurai handle grip. 

This devoted water Katana is a decorative and emotion provoking work of art. It’s highly collectable, a pleasure to own and a formidable close quarters weapon of war to use. 

Key Features:

• Unique & advanced Wootz sword blade – very uncommon, beautiful, with very similar traits to a folded Damascus steel sword blade.
• Genuine clay tempered blade, with visible wave Hamon. 
• Premium quality sword fittings, handle and scabbard materials.
• Two handed sword handle – use this weapon with one or two hands, unhindered and with good power.
• Perfectly balanced & versatile Japanese long sword – equally effective cutting, slashing & thrusting weapon. 
• Katana battle ready – fully functional and deadly sharpened Katana.
• Beautiful Katana with illustrated symbolism – decorative sword with powerful martial mystique. 

Wootz Steel Sword Specifications:

• Note: Sword stand is NOT included, and is shown only for demonstration purposes.
• Overall Katana length: 103cm.
• Handle length: 26cm.
• Katana blade length: 71cm.
• Blade width: 3.2cm.
• Blade thickness: 0.7cm.
• Blade material: Wootz steel blade. 
• Tempering: Genuine clay tempered Katana, with visible wave Hamon. 
• Hardness: Core & spine – 30HRC; edge – 60HRC.
• Saya material (scabbard): Lacquered hardwood, wrapped with a quality Sageo. 
• Handle materials: Hardwood, wrapped in genuine stingray-skin & quality cord Ito (handle wrap).
• Habaki (blade collar) material: Pure copper. 
• Other sword fittings material: Stainless steel, and plated. 
• Tang: Full tang Katana. 
• Katana weight: 1.32kg (including scabbard weight).
• Included: Sword bag; certificate of authenticity. 
• Item: Daito sword.