Daw Clay Tempered Carbon Steel Katana Samurai Sword

Description The Hamon of this sword looks like the sun rising behind a mountain range complete with the early morning mist. With a simple Tsuba and deeply-coloured Saya, this Katana longs to be united with an appropriate master. General Details Overall Length: 103 cm / 40.6 Inches Blade Length: 70 cm / 27.6 Inches Tsuka Length: 26 cm / 10.24 Inches Blade Width: 3.2 cm / 1.25 Inches Blade Steel: 1095 Clay Tempered Carbon Steel Blade Thickness: 0.7 cm / 0.28 Inches Hamon: Wavy Sharpness: Sharpened (for unsharpened please select "blunt") Blood Groove: Single Bo-Hi on one side Fittings Tsuba: Iron Fuchi / Kashira: Alloy Menuki: Alloy Seppa: Brass Habaki: Brass Tsuka: Hardwood Tang: Full Tang Samegawa: Rayskin Ito (Braid): Cotton Mekugi: Bamboo Peg Saya: Hardwood Sageo: Cotton Package Contents One Sword with Saya One Sword Bag Sword Stand not Included Blade: The blade of this sword is hand forged and finished with 12 stages of polishing and sharpening. The steel used is high quality carbon steel, which is very pure, and keeps its edge very well. Clay Tempered: The blade has been clay tempered in order to harden the cutting edge while still allowing the spine to remain flexible. The tempering process imbues the blade with a distinctive Hamon (blade pattern).