Hazuya Polished Sword Japanese Nodachi Katana Clay TemperedT10 Steel Blade Sharp
ITEM DESCRIPTION
Specifications:
Overall Length: 51.2 Inch /130 Cm
Nagasa Length: 35.4 inch / 90Cm
Handle Length: 15.7 Inch / 40Cm
Blade Sori(Curvature): 0.86 Inch / 2.2Cm
Blade Width (Near Kissaki): 0.91inch / 2.3cm
Blade Width (Near Habaki): 1.26 Inch / 3.2Cm
Blade Material: high quality clay tempered T-10 steel with real hamon
Handle Material: Genuine Ray Skin + Hard Wooden
Blade Edge: Hand Polished Be razor sharp
Blade Shape: shinogi-Zukuri
tsuba Material: High Quality carbon steel
Saya Material: Hard Wooden With black Lacquer Work Be Shine,Fixed Black Ox Horn On Sheath Mouth
Kissaki Shape: chu kissaki with nice boshi
Condition: Brand-New
Blade:
1-The Blade Of The Sword Has Been Hand Forged Using The Ancient Method Of Sword Making . Full Hand Forged And Full Hand Polished.
2-The blade was made of T-10 high carbon steel, and it has been laminated in a Maru configuration(Single type mono steel). differential hardened and clay tempered, oil quenched and polished be razor sharp.The T-10 high Carbon Steel (The steel has a 0.1% Carbon content and 0.4% Manganese.)is very solid and holds an edge well. This blade was then clay tempered and has more than 14 process hand sharpening work. the more importance is that the blade was polished by HAZUYA which is a very thin Uchigumori stone fixed with paper, Hazuya is a specific stone to bring up hamon, The stone is very fine and soft against the steel. the blade of this sword is completely finished with Hazuya. the work is done to get mirror-like surface on shinogi-ji and edge.
3-The hamon pattern is done in the same process as the traditional method. Harden the edge is by using the special clay wrapping the blade then put in oil to quench. It requires a lot of skills. The fire temperature can not be too high or too low it needs to be well controlled by the sword smith. The blade is then put into oil for quenching. The blade shape is done this process creates beautiful hamon hada and Martensite (grains) on the blade surface. clay to protect the edge and quenched in oil to temper the mune or spine of the sword. The hardness of the Carbon Steel measures at an impressive HRC on the Rockwell Scale. The perfect combination of the hardness of the edge steel, and the increased Sori (curvature of the blade), enables this high quality blade to easily cut through tatami straw mats or bamboo for Tameshigiri.
4-This blade comes with a full length Tang which greatly enhances the strength of the sword. The back of the blade is a shaped shinogi-zukuri, and with chu-kissaki; It was well defined with the hamon going all the way through theBoshi.
fittings
5-Koshirae: The Tsuba (Guard), Fuchi (Sleeve) And Kashira (Buttcap) Of The Sword Made Of High Quality Steel. The brass Habaki (Blade Collar) Is A One Piece Construction. Two Seppas (Spacer) Secure The Tsuba.
6-Tsuka: The Tsuka (Handle) Core Is Wooden And It Is Tightly Wrapped Over Genuine Ray Skin (Samegawa) With Silk Ito Wrapped.The Full Tang Of The Sword Is Secured By Two Mekugi (Peg) . You Can Unassembled The Blade From The Handle By Taking Out 2 Pegs. Two dragon Menuki (Ornament) Are On Each Side Of The Tsuka.
7-Saya: The saya (sheath) of the sword is Hard Wooden With black Lacquer Work Be Shine. a high quality Silk Sageo has been tied around the Kurigaga (knob) of the scabbard. the Koiguchi has fixed black real horn.
NOTE:
(1) A silk sword bag comes with the sword. but the wooden stand in below item pictures is NOT included.
(2) if you need one wooden stand, please contact me,
(3) This Katana can be taken apart fully anytime for maintenance purposes, you can disassemble the sword from the handle by taking out two pegs.
(4) Due to our swords are full hand made, so Specs will vary slightly from sword to sword. please understand