CAS Hanwei Golden Oriole Katana SH1018, Blue

The elegantly simple lines of the Paul chen/hanwei golden Oriole Katana have long been favored by admirers of the Japanese sword. The story told by the stunning tsuba is of a Mantis stealthily stalking the cricket, unaware that he is himself being stalked by the golden Oriole. The deeply lacquered Blue of the saya is repeated in the Japanese cotton tsuka-ito, and the Oriole appears again on the kashira. Unmistakably hanwei quality, the 14" tsuka of the Katana gives a superb balance to the sword, allowing it to move very quickly and very freely. Supplied with a protective Cloth bag. Overall: 42 1/4" blade length: 27 1/4" handle length: 14" weight: 2lb 3oz point of balance: 4" width at guard: 1.16" width at tip: 85" thickness at guard: 32" thickness at tip: 26" sori: 3/4" blade steel: T10