Were often forged with different profiles, different blade thicknesses, and varying amounts of grind. The forging of a Japanese blade typically took weeks or even months and was considered a sacred art. As with many complex endeavors, rather than a single craftsman, several artists were involved. There was a smith to forge the rough shape, often a second smith (apprentice) to fold the metal, a specialist polisher (called a togi) as well as the various artisans that made the various fittings used to decorate the finished blade and saya (sheath). It is said that the sharpening and polishing process takes just as long as the forging of the blade itself. After the blade is finished it is passed on to a mountings-maker, or sayashi. The obvious part of the hilt consists of a metal or wooden grip called a tsuka , which can also be used to refer to the entire hilt. The hand guard, or tsuba , on Japanese swords is small and round, made of metal or alloy, and often very ornate. There is a pommel at the base known as a kashira , and there is often a decoration under the braided wrappings called a menuki. A bamboo peg called a mekugi is slipped through the tsuka and through the tang of the blade, using the hole called a mekugi-ana (“peg hole”) drilled in it. This anchors the blade securely into the hilt. To anchor the blade securely into the sheath it will soon have, the blade acquires a collar, or habaki , which extends an inch or so past the hand guard and keeps the blade from rattling. The saya is decorative or battle-worthy sheath. Item number: 701 Blade thickness:0.7cm/0.28inch. Tsuba :alloy Blade width:3.2cm/1.26inch. Bo-hi:Yes Blade length:70cm/27.6inch. Hamon: No Overall length: 103cm/40.6inch. Tang: Full tang Saya (scabbard):Red and black crack wood saya. Other fittings:brass habaki&high-grade brass seppa+alloy fuchi & kashira+white silk sageo. Handle(tsuka):26cm/10.24inch, hard wood Wrapped with white imitated rayskin &coffee cotton cord &ornamented with alloy menuki. The stand is only for display, not included in the package, please understand us, thank you very much! Ustomize your own sword. All our standard blades are available with customizable parts, where you can choose from a large array of fittings, Ito, Sageo and Saya. It is free to choose following parts instead the original ones! Please contact me at first, sword will be made according to your required. If you don’t like the original mountings, you can choose the favorite ones from the options. Handle wrapping cord and saya cord should be the same color. If you only want to change one of them to another color, please inform of it specially. Longquan is the original place of treasured swords and celadon (ware). It is famous home and abroad for the production of Longquan swords. On the base of 2600 years’traditional sword culture of Longquan, our company inherited and are developing the ancestral sword-forging craft, absorbed the merit of other colleagues, and choose best material to forge the swords by over 20 working procedures such as hammering, shoveling, filing, engraving, quenching, polishing, etc. It is famous for the distinguishing features “tenacious and sharp, couple hardness with softness, threatening shiny blade, exquisite patterns and fittings”. Thanks for high expectations and support from our customers. We will never disappoint any sword-lover and our customers. Meanwhile, we strive to make every sword to be excellent with renewed efforts, making perfection more perfect, and meet all customers’satisfactions. We will try our best to offer you a satisfactory solution. Item number: 701 Overall length: 103cm/40.6inch Blade length:70cm/27.6inch Blade thickness:0.7cm/0.28inch Blade width:3.2cm/1.26inch Blade material :Carbon steel. Folded steel Tsuba :alloy Bo-hi:Yes Hamon: No Tang: Full tang Saya (scabbard):Red and black crack wood saya Other fittings:brass habaki&high-grade brass seppa+alloy fuchi & kashira+white silk sageo Handle(tsuka):26cm/10.24inch, hard wood Wrapped with white imitated rayskin &coffee cotton cord &ornamented with alloy menuki Folded Steel: The steel we use with the blade is the high carbon steel folding by 11 times, creating with 2048 layers;In a certain range, the purity of the steel will be higher with the increase of the folding times. The item “Damascus Folded steel Japanese katana samurai Warrior Real sword sharp knives” is in sale since Friday, August 25, 2017. This item is in the category “Collectables\Knives, Swords & Blades\Swords & Sabres\Asian\Japanese”. The seller is “samurai-x2014″ and is located in Longquan, Zhejiang. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: China
- Overall Length: 103cm/40.6″
- Blade length: 70cm/27.6″
- Handle Length: 26cm/10.24inch
- Tang: Full
- Menuki: Alloy
- Tsuba: Alloy
- segeo: synthetic silk
- Blade width: 3.2cm/1.26″
- Blade thickness: 0.7cm/0.28″
- Fuchi&Kashira: Alloy
- Habaki&Seppa: Brass
- Saya: Hard wood
- Ito: synthetic silk
- Brand: unbranded
- MPN: Does not apply
- Type: Katana
- Handle Material: Cord Wrapped
- Dexterity: Right-Handed
- Edge: Single
- Handedness: Single-Handed
- Era: 2000s
- Blade Material: Folded Steel
