SHINGS-12#

-Condition: New
-Blade Sori (Curvature): 0.23 inches / 0.6 cm
-Overall Length: 19.6 inches/50 cm
-Blade Material: Clay tempered AISI 1075 folded steel with notare hamon
-Length: 12.2 inches/31 centimeters
-Blade shape: osoraku-Zukuri
-Handle length: 5.9 inches/15 centimeters
Blade edge: Hand-polished razor sharp
-Blade width (near Kissaki): 0.91 inches/2.3 cm
-Blade width (near Habaki): 1.26 inches / 3.2 cm
-Koshirae: The sword’s Tsuba (guard), Fuchi (sleeve) and Kashira (butt cap) are made of brass. the Habaki (blade ring) is of one-piece brass construction. Two Seppas (spacers) secure the Tsuba.
-Tsuka: The core of the Tsuka (handle) is made of wood, which is tightly wrapped in real Ray skin (Samegawa) and wrapped in black silk Ito. The tang of the sword is held in place by a Mekugi (nail). You can remove the blade from the handle by removing the bamboo Mekugi.
-Saya: The sword’s saya (scabbard) is hard wood with a matte black lacquer. A high-quality Silk Sageo is attached to the Kurikata (knob) of the saya. the Koiguchi and the Kurikata are made of yellow HROM.

Blades
-The blade is hand forged using the ancient art of swordsmanship. Fully hand forged and hand polished.
-Blade is made of Aisi 1075 folded steel, differential hardened and clay tempered, oil hardened and polished to a razor sharp edge. The blades are shinogi-zukuri shaped and hand polished using the Japanese method with a multi-stage sharpening stone to give the blades a mirror-like finish.
The -hamon pattern is finished in the same process as the traditional method. Hardening the edge is done by wrapping the blade in a special clay and placing it in oil to harden it. It requires a lot of skill. The fire temperature cannot be too high or too low, both need to be well controlled by the swordsmith. The blade is then placed in the oil to be hardened. After the shape of the blade is completed, this process creates a beautiful ham. Clay is used to protect the blade and quenched in oil to harden the gun or spine of the sword. The hardness of the steel reaches an impressive HRC on the Rockwell scale. the perfect combination of the hardness of the blade steel and the increased Sori (curvature of the blade) allows this high quality blade to easily cut tatami straw mats or bamboo used for Tameshigiri. this sword comes with a full-length tang, which greatly enhances the strength of the sword. The shape of the blade is in the “osoraku-zukuri” style, with o-kissaki; it is clearly defined by the fact that the hamon goes all the way through the boshi.

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