Kangxi Folded Steel Chinese Dao Sword

Description With richly decorated and ornate gold Kashira and Tsuba as well as a beautifully mottled and patterned blade, this ornamental sword is perfect for display at home or at a business. General Details Overall Length: 105 cm Blade Length: 50 cm Handle Length: 45 cm Blade Width: 3.6 cm Blade Steel: Carbon Steel Blade Thickness: 0.7 cm Hamon: None Sharpness: Sharpened (for unsharpened please select "blunt") Blood Groove: Double Bo-Hi on each side Type: Dao (single-edged) Fittings Tsuba: Brass Saya: Rosewood 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. Folded Steel: This blade had been folded eleven times, creating 2048 layers. This traditional sword forging method involves repeatedly heating, hammering and folding the swords steel. The effect of thi