Baika Tanto

San Mai steel blade Fully wrapped ray skin handle Beautiful plum blossom motif Item: SD35460     Overall: 15 1/8"Blade Length: 9"Handle Length: 4 3/4"Weight: 12 ozHrc Edge: 60Hrc Back: 40   From the creative mind of Frenchie Jin,  CAS proudly presents the Baika Tanto from the Dragon King forge.  This unique piece features a san-mai stainless steel blade and a fully wrapped,  genuine ray skin handle.  San-mai is an ancient lamination technique developed by the master forgers of Japan,  where steels of differing qualities could be combined to produce a superior blade.  In this style of san-mai,  a hard steel core is forge welded between two pieces of softer steel.  The result is a stainless steel blade with an exceptional edge holding which retains the toughness of the softer steel. Beautiful and functional with a plum blossom motif,  this tanto is light in the hand and grips firmly with nodes of the ray skin.  Finely detailed,  gold plated oriole menuki and accents demonstrate Frenchi