Item Specification: Blade Material:China Damascus steel/Folded steel; Sword Type:Hand Made Sword,Hand Forged,Heat Tempered,Full Tang; Package weight:3.5KG; Overall Length:47"/120cm; Blade Length:30"/77cm; Handle Length:12"/31cm; Blade width:1.6"/4.1cm; Blade Thickness:1.1CM; Scabbard:Solid wood,Red Stingray Skin; Handle:Solid wood,Red Stingray Skin; Knife fitted:Brass,silver plating; Condition:Brand New; Origin: Longquan Zhejiang China; Accessories:Cotton sword bag,No wood stand; Note: 1.length may have small error; 2.you can contact us if you need customized blade lettering or other changes; 3.we are the manufacturers, many commodities is now assembled, each shipment might be slightly different. Please understand, thank you.. This product was produced in City, Zhejiang Province, is the new, modern production.Lingua Folded Steel: This means that the carbon steel is folded by 11 times to produce 2048 layers. The higher quantity of layers provides more unique and mystical hada patterns, which defines and displays the craftsman’s experience and knowledge of traditional metallurgy passed down from generation to generation. Only the utmost skilled bladesmiths (Toushyo) and polishers (Togi-shi) can bring out the beauty and life from the Shinsakuto live blade. During the forging process, all of the slags and impurities of the steel are burned off and folded forged to an uncompromised strength with an sharp cutting edge. The final carbon content is 1% and the hardness is an impressive HRC 55°on the Rockwell Scale. This high quality blade can easily cut through tatami straw mats or bamboo for Tameshigiri or Batto-do use.
