Blade material: Folding steel clip steel covered with earth burning blade. Each sword is carefully handmade and can be tested for cuts. This real katana can effortlessly cut bamboo and sliced paper, perfect for Aido training or self-defense.
Make it sharp, hard, strong, and durable - ideal for a true katana. These key factors ensure that the sword is a real weapon, ready to fight and reliable.
For those who appreciate the steel of Japanese swords, Hamon is visual evidence of our makers' dedication to making the best blades. In the making of swords, hamon is the result of the tempering of clay. True hamons are sometimes hard to observe, but they are always there.
Making this all-Tang sword required heating, hammering, repeatedly folding the metal, forging high and low carbon steel together, tempering using a uniform clay mud, quenching in water to achieve its signature curves, and meticulous polishing.
And the hardwood scabbard features intricate dragon carvings - an ingenious addition to this elaborate samurai sword.
