Emperor Katana, T10 Shinogi-Sukuri Blade, Bo-Hi, Real Hamon, Natural Leather Ito

Description: My take on what the lost Emperor Katana may have looked like, with a bit of a modern upgrade. T10 Tungsten Steel Blade with a Natural Hamon Line and a Bo-Hi, 28.25 inches from tip to Habaki. The Habaki features a Royal Flower Crest stamped on the brass. The Tsuba and handle caps are sterling silver plated. The caps depict cherry blossom branches and flowers, the Tsuba is a dragon flying in the clouds. The handle is 10.5 inches of hickory covered with silver lychee strap and natural color leather Ito wrap with a center black leather battle wrap. The saya is dip painted with swirls of white and different shades of gray, silver, and black, thick and glossy. The Sageo Wrap is lovely imported Japanese woven sageo tie strap in black, white, gold, silver, and gray. Includes basic maintenance kit and nice sword bag shown in the pics. Proudly made by Jesse at Karbon Steele. After the blade is folded around 15 times for tens of thousands of layers, it is flash tempered in ice water for maximum hardness at the cutting edge. Really pure carbon steel flash tempered is very hard, but brittle as well so it can crack or shatter. To prevent this, the spine has a special mixture of clay painted on it heavily before the flash tempering so it will cool slower and stay more springy... the effect helps prevent fractures by giving the sword blade shock resistance. This process makes the sword much stronger and causes the natural hamon line due to differences in hardness from edge to spine. A Lifetime Sword Collector and Bushido Enthusiast, now Kenjutsu Master and Artisan of Building Swords. I am very passionate about my craft work and everything I make is done by hand using old methods. All swords are built from blank blades forged by Expert Forgemasters, sources I have found to be consistent in great quality. I buy directly from the source in bulk, so I can maintain low prices for outstanding quality. There are lots of How-To videos online or YouTube for maintenance and sharpening; just need a kit or some mineral oil and soft cloths, whetstone or accusharp sharpener, and liquid polish or sand paper for polishing. Flitz Polish is good for shining and removing minor scratches and rust, but wet sanding may be needed for deep scratches and big rust spots. Any leather wrap should be occasionally treated to prevent drying and cracking, the blade needs to be occasionally cleaned with mineral oil to prevent rusting... especially after use or sharpening. All swords are Securely Shipped Worldwide in thick Boxes. If you have any questions about my building methods or want more info about the blades, please Check out my world famous Martial Arts Gear, Canes, Jewelry, and Wizard Staffs! Wycked Scepters and Jesse the Artisan Fine Jewelry! wyckedscepters.com jessetheartisan.com

Price: 350 USD

Location: Eugene, Oregon

End Time: 2024-01-23T10:08:48.000Z

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