-Condition: New
-Overall Length: 17.7 inches/45cm
-Blade Material: Clay tempered Tamahagane with gunome hamon
-Length: 11.8 inches/30 centimeters
-Handle length: 5.1 inches/13 centimeters
Blade edge: Hand-polished razor sharp
-Blade width (near Kissaki): 0.78inches/2.0cm
-Blade width (near Habaki): 1.1 inches / 2.8 cm
-Koshirae: The Tanto’s Kashirae (Fittings) are made of brass with done silver work. the hanmade Habaki (blade ring) is of one-piece brass construction.
-Tsuka: The core of the Tsuka (handle) is made of wood, which is tightly wrapped Real Ray skin (Samegawa) and fixed with nice work menuki. The tang of the sword is held in place by a Mekugi (peg). You can remove the blade from the handle by removing the Mekugi.
-Saya: The sword’s handmade saya (scabbard) is hard wood with a traditional japanese lacquer craft finished be shine, also our make some mark on saya.
Blade
-The blade of the sword has been hand forged using the ancient method of sword making, full hand forged and full hand polished be razor sharp.
-The blade was made of Tamahagane steel, differential hardened and clay tempered, oil quenched and polished be razor sharp. The blade shaped shinogi zukuri and has been hand polished with multiple grade sharpen stone by Japanese method, which made the surface of the blade like a mirror.
-The hamon pattern is done in the same process as the traditional method. Harden the edge is by using the special clay wrapping the blade then put in oil to quench. It requires a lot of skills. The fire temperature can not be too high or too low it needs to be well controlled by the sword smith. The blade is then put into oil for quenching. The blade shape is done this process creates beautiful hamon. clay to protect the edge and quenched in oil to temper the mune or spine of the sword. The hardness of the Carbon Steel measures at an impressive HRC on the Rockwell Scale. The perfect combination of the hardness of the edge steel, and the increased Sori (curvature of the blade), enables this high quality blade to easily cut through tatami straw mats or bamboo for Tameshigiri. This Blade Comes With A Full Length Tang Which Greatly Enhances The Strength Of The Sword. This Blade Has A Shape In “HiraZukuri” Style and with O-kissaki; it is well defined with the hamon going all the way through the Boshi.
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