Honhon-sword
29.5 inch Damascus Folded Steel Chinese Tang Dynasty Dao Chinese Sword Rosewood
29.5 inch Damascus Folded Steel Chinese Tang Dynasty Dao Chinese Sword Rosewood
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| PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS AND MATERIALS | |
| Overall Length | 29.5 inch / 75 cm |
| Nagasa Length | 20.5 inch / 52 cm |
| Handle Length | 8.3 inch / 21 cm |
| Motohaba(width near habaki) | 3.15cm |
| Sakihaba(width near yokote) | 2.3mm |
| Sakikasane(thickness at yokote) | 3mm |
| Kasane(thickness at habaki) | 7mm |
| Sori(curve) | 0cm |
| Blade Material | Damascus folded steel |
| Handle Material | Rosewood |
| Saya Material | Rosewood |
| Tsuba Material | Brass Tsuba |
| Habaki and Seppa | Brass |
| Kissaki Shape | KAMASU-Kissaki |
| Blade Shape | Kiriha-Zukuri |
| Weight | 1kg |
1.The balde was made of folded Damascus steel in Maru structure smelted and pounded to fold 13 times to creat 8192 layers,Not only can remove the remain impurities of the carbon steel and better distribute the carbon to form the blank,But also allow the layers to bend at rates,it was Fully hand forged,hand shaping,hand polishing in the most traditional method of sword making.
2.The blade was well heat treating (Refining) and quenching(Tempering) greatly improve the hardness and flexibility of the balde for real use.
3.Two long Hi (blood groove) were made on each side ofthe balde to create a lighter blade while swung and balance it to achive an optimal performance. (No Hi will be good for heavy cutting,lf do not want the Bo-Hi, contact us to customize for you).
4.The blade comes with a full length Tang greatly enhances the strength of the sword while swung and it will be signed according to your requirements.(pls contact us through ebay message if you want to sign the DATE or NAME on the Tang)
5.The blade has been Fully hand polished with more than 15 process hand sharpening work in the most traditional Japanese craftmanship way.It is strong enough for the cutting.
