Real Clay Tempered Japanese Katana Sword Full Tang Sharp Blade Battle Ready Rayskin Saya + OX

Sword specifications:
Steel : T10 high carbon steel with clay tempered and water quenched blade
Overall Length: 40.5 inch/104 cm
Nagasa : 27.8 inch/70.5 cm
Tsuka : 10.6 inch/27 cm
Motohaba(width near habaki) :  3.15cm
Sakihaba(width near yokote) :  2.3cm
Hamon : “Midare” Style
Structure: Maru
Blade Shape: SHINOGUI-ZUKURI
Kissaki Shape: CHU-KISSAKI
Hardness: 60HRC
Tsuka Ito : real ray skin covering and real black silk wrap
Same : real ray skin
Tsuba : high quality brass
Bohi :  none
Saya : high quality wooden
Sageo : japan black silk wrap
Mekugi : Nr. 2 in bamboo
Weight :  2.0kg
.Hand forged and t10 high carbon
.Clay tempered and water quenched blade(60HRC)
.Hand polished with excellent hada
.Hand sharpened samurai sword
.Fully funcitional "battle ready" samurai sword
.All its parts can be disassembled and reassembled like a real katana
.High level Katana perfect for expert and demanding practitioners
.Elegant and practical Koshirae suitable for Iaido and Kenjutsu practice

This is a sword and we believe in quality over quantity. swords are hand-made, fully functional, and "battle ready" katanas. They are best suited for practice in all sword arts, completion cutting, and collecting. The Japanese Katanas, hand-made by lyuesword, are of the highest quality. lyuesword has been produced Japanese swords for professional collectors and practitioners of Iaido, Iaijutsu, and Kenjutsu for over 10 years!

The blade is fully hand-made in the most traditional Japanese craftsmanship way. It is fully hand forged, hand-polished and hand-sharpened by our experienced smith.
The blade was made of  t10 high carbon steel, and it has been laminated in a Maru structure with a clay temper line.a special clay is applied to the blade by hand, using a thin covering near the edge and a thicker layer over the rest of the blade. This results in a relatively quicker cooling of the edge during quenching, producing a harder edge and softer back.The beautiful real hamon is also a result of the differential cooling of the blade (quenching and tempering).

The handle(tsuka)  is made of hard wood and wrapped with a silk ito over black ray skin.

The scabbard(saya) is also made of hard wood and both the mouth and butt are capped with black buffalo horn.The hard buffalo horn is functional detail typically reserved for higher quality scabbards.The ray skin wrapping under the silk cord(sageo). It is a nice detail which enhances both the look(by adding contrast) and the function(by providing extra grip) of the scabbard.

The sword fittings (tsuba,fuchi,kashira,menuki) are nicely detailed with an intricate pattern highlighted with gold and silver.The blade collar(habaki) and end cap(kashira) both have a similar pattern of gold and silver on a black background.The construction,fit,and finish were all excellen.

The sword is a fully functional Japanese katana and not a replica, it is considered a weapon and it is extremely sharp. This sword can easily sever a 8" thick bamboo with single stroke. The katana can be completely disassembled for full Maintenance.
This sword can also be made dull so that you can use it for practice, like in Iaido !