Katana Practical Kenjutsu with Shihozume laminated Blade - Limited Edition

Description

The Shihozume Lamination Utilizes Three Different Steels And Iron To Better Distribute Impact Throughout The Blade, Making A MUCH More Resilent Blade. Each Part Of The Blade Is Made With Steels Of Specific Properties To Achieve This End:

- The Edge Is Made Of High Carbon Steel, To Be Very Hard And Achieve Impressive Sharpness.

- The Core, Is Made Of Iron To Absorb Impact Energy.

- The Sides Are Made Of Folded Steel Both For A Great Apearance And To Increase The Blade's Resistance To Bendind.

- And The Back Is Made Of A Softer Steel, So It Don't Allow The Whole Blade To Break Easily.

• Blade Material: Shihozume laminated Blade
• Blade Length: 72 cm
• Katana length: 102 cm
• Weight Katana: 1072 g
• Weight Saya: 282 g
• Blade Width: 3,2 cm               
• Blade Thickness: 0,7 cm   
• Fittings: Iron with golden plating
• lacquered wood Saya
• handle is coated with authentic ray skin
• handle is traditionally wrapped with cotton and silk thread
• Sharpness & Functionality: Full Tang
• the sword can be used for cutting exercises

Delivery includes: Katana, Saya, sword bag and robust box.