Japanese Samurai Sword Katana Damascus + 1095 Steel Reddish Black Blade+Clay Tempered -Ryan1012

Highly recommended sword with a very strong traditional honsanmai structure blade! The sword is forged with two different materials, 1095 high carbon steel and Damascus steel. 1095 carbon steel is wrapped by Damascus steel as a core, after sharpening 1095 carbon steel is exposed to work as the cutting edge. The outside Damascus steel layer has been forged 14 times before it was forged together with 1095 steel. The blade is clay tempered and color treated. So besides Damascus wavy lines, you can also see the clay hamon under the colorful surface. The blade is full tang and with hand engraved Mei(signature), it is fixed into tsuka(handle) by two Mekugis. The sword is equipped with wood saya, silk sageo/ito, alloy tsuba set and genuine same(rayskin).It is a very good choice for the following use: Iaito, gifts, cutting practice, display and valuable art collection. It is very strong for cutting tameshigiri, bamboos, bones, iron things(wire and can), etc. Overall Length: 103cm/40.6inch, Blade Length: 71cm/27.9inch, Handle Length: 27cm/10.6inch, Motohaba(width near habaki): 3.1-3.2cm, Sakihaba(width near kashira): 2.4-2.5cm, Sori(curve): 1.9cm, Kasane (thickness at habaki): 7-8mm, Blade Material: AISI 1095 Carbon Steel+Folded Steel+Clay Tempered, Saya Material: Hard Wood, Handle Material: Genuine Ray Skin+Silk, Weight After Packing: 2.0 kg.