CAS Hanwei Bamboo Mat Katana

Our bamboo mat Katana features a chu-kissaki blade of hanwei's own high-alloy hws-2s steel, which combines impressive performance with a striking o-choji hamon. This steel is made in hanwei's new factory, with high-tech equipment, producing a very pure, advanced-metallurgy blade with excellent edge-holding capability and resilience. The fittings on the Katana feature a bamboo-themed black iron tsuba, textured in a bamboo mat design with a jointed bamboo rim and highlighted with gold-tipped bamboo leaves. The fuchi/kashira follow the same theme and the golden menuki feature a pair of sparrows. The saya is finished in high-gloss lacquer with horn fittings. Overall: 40 1/4" blade length: 28 7/8" handle length: 11" weight: 2lb 12oz blade steel: hws-2s