Handmade Sword - Samurai Katana Sword, Practical, Hand Forged, 1045 Carbon Steel, Heat Tempered/Clay Tempered, Full Tang, Sharp, Scabbard (Turbulent Ocean Pattern)
Steel: 1045 steel blade: fully hand forged, heat tempered, no hi (blood groove), edge: sharp, hand sharpened by Japanese whetstone, hamon(tempered line): obvious hamon, hand polished on, tsuba: Turbulent ocean pattern tsuba, tsuka(handle): Wood covered in genuine same (ray skin) & then wrapped in the traditional diamond pattern with Japanese cotton ITO & with golden dragon menuki, tang: Full tang with 2 mekugi (peg), engraved with black smith's signature, Saya(scabbard): Black piano lacquered wood with dark brown cotton Sageo (cord), blade thickness: 0.3" blade length (with habaki): 28.75" handle length: 10.75" overall length(with Saya): 40.75" weight (with Saya): 2.6 lb. weight (without Saya): 2.1 lb. package weight: 5 lbs. package includes: 1 assembled katana with Saya,1 black cotton katana bag, 1 tube katana box.