Handmade Japanese Folded Steel Sword Battle Ready 2037

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Weight: 3 Kg With Packing Material

Origin: Japan Material: Wood Saya & AISI 1045 Folded Steel + High Carbon AISI 1060 Steel

Blade: Fully Sharpened 

Condition:  

Features Of This Katana:

Blade: AISI 1060 high carbon steel - Folded Steel. Folded 13 items creating 8192 layers 
Blood Groove: non
Blade Edge: fully sharpened 
Habaki (Blade Collar) & Seppa (Spacer) Material: made of brass
Tsuba (Hand Guard): hand made copper Tsuba (or choose any style)
Fuchi (Handle Collar) and Kashira (Handle Buttcap): made of brass
Tsuka (Handle): Authentic white ray skin with brass dog menukis
Tang: Full tang with 2 Mekugi pegs
Saya (scabbard): black wood Saya 
Sword Bag: 1 silk sword bag

100 percent of the blade is hand forged and consists of folded steel + high carbon AISI 1060 steel. The blade is forged through clay tempered + Sanmai forging method. Water quenched and hand polished. Razor sharp edge can cut bamboos or tree and leaves no cracks on the edge. Authentic shark skin samegawa and real silk tsukamaki. Old handmade shakudo dragon tsuba. Handmade brass menuki, fuchi and kashira. Brass habaki and shakudo seppa. This battle ready sword is suitable for kendo and iaido superior. A large value and collectable item. When you won this sword we will send you a free real silk sword bag.

Illustration Of Blade Construction

SANMAI

Please view above picture A

The middle red part of the blade is high carbon AISI 1060 steel.

2 blue layers divided laminated on the 2 sides are folded steel. The folded steel consists of  iron + AISI 1045 steel and mix fold forged again and again more than 1000 times. High carbon steel in the middle in order to let edge be very sturdy and reach the cutting standard. 2 blue layer folded steel keeps the blade's flexibility. 

Please view above picture B

The red line is not tempered line and we call it Sanmai Line. The Sanmai Line is generated by high carbon steel and folded steel mix forging processing. Sanmai Line is high carbon steel and folded steel dividing line. The part of the blade under the Samai Line is carbon steel and above part is folded steel.

For more information about this folded steel sword, please visit this page

For this type of sword, we also offer clay tempered blade. If you want more information about this clay tempered blade, please check the following link or email us

http://stores.ebay.com/katana1980/About-Japanese-Blade.html#12ProcessMaruClayBladeA

Customization (free)

You can pick one of the following tsuba (handguard) instead of this sword's original tsuba.

You can pick one of the following wrapping cords instead of this sword's original hilt cord and sageo.

If item is not as described, please send it back to us. If found defective, a replacement will be shipped immediately. 

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We don't have responsibility for death or injury accident caused by the negligent or misuse use for this sword. Buyer and bidder must older than 18 years old at least.

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