Details
Parts of a Iaito-Katana & Blade length to height
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Blade Material |
Overall Length |
Blade Length |
Tsuka(Handle) Length |
Scabbard |
Nukimi (Weight) |
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Damascus Steel |
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Blade Width |
Blade Thickness |
Blade Hardness |
Fittings |
Handle Material |
Saya(Scabbard) Material |
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60HRC |
Bronze, Gold & Silver Plate |
Silk Cord & Ray Skin |
Hardwood |
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Notice: All the photos listed are taken from our real products. The details are very clear and you can have a good comparison! | |||||
Attributes of the Weapon: Please View Our Cutting Test：
The blade of the sword has been constructed in the lost Damascus Steel folding technique. The sword smith painstakingly stacks and forges individual layers of steel by hand. This technique can be easily seen in the unique patterning of the steel on the blade. Traditionally this wood like grain pattern is known as the water mark. This blade features a subtle grain. This is a more traditional approach to Damascus Steel. The water mark is allowed to be shown off in its own natural beauty.
Blade: The blade of the sword has been hand forged using the ancient method of sword making. The visible undulating grain on the blade was resulted from clay tempering and quenching during forging, it doesn't disappear for ever, and will be distinct along with time's past because it was burned from inner.
The curve of the blade has been created as a result of the different steel used on the Ha and Shinogi. When the blade is quenched the sword is covered with a clay solution, except for the edge of the blade. The blade is then heated and quenched in water drawn from the spring of Longquan. Since the Ha cools much more quickly than the rest of the blade the molecules in the steel expand and force the softer steel to fold back.
The back of blade looks like jet black due to whetting through old traditional Japanese manual abrasive technique. you know, this whetstone is rare, now most of swords can't be whetted like this, because the cost is more expensive, and hardly any blade smith can make use of this abrasive technique. The blade has been hand polished with multiple grade stones, for this you can see the clearly hamon in the blade. and this made the blade very smooth. This level of polishing is reserved for experts in the craft.
The visible tenuous grain on the blade was resulted from folded repeatedly during forging. and the edge of blade is using 4000 layer fold steel, which is resilient and able to absorb shocks, in a way, reduces the possibility of the blade breaking or bending.
The whole configuration and handwork is as like entirely as that belonging to former samurai. The blade shaped Shinogi-zukuri without blood groove, featured
Guard(Tsuba): Oxidized copper tsuba.some animal were carved on this nice tsuba.
Saya: The Saya(scabbard) has been constructed from hard wood with a high gloss rea lacquer finish. The Kurigata is wooden with a bright copper fitting and a black silk Sage-o.the Koiguchi has been lined with black bull horn.
Tsuka: The handle (Tsuka) of the sword is wooden covered in a real red shark skin wrap. The shark skin is then wrapped in a silk wrap. And two subminiature Menuki are rested on each side of the Tsuka. The tang of the sword is secured by two pegs (mekugi). The handle ends with a copper end cap (fuchi-kashira).
In addition, this katana can be taken apart fully anytime to maintenance. You can unassembled the blade from the handle by taking out two pins. It also comes with a cotton bag. We don' have responsibility for death or injury accident caused by the negligent or misuse for this sword.
NOTE:
1）The sword on the below photos are not assembled, we will send an assembled one to you after you purchased it.
2）The sword in the above cutting test video isn't just this actual auction, it only shows this auction has the characteristic of sharp, strong and flexible as the same as that one for cutting test.
3）This sword including a silk sword bag and a clean kit.
