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Kami Katana - Cas Hanwei (Paul Chen)
Each piece in the Kami set has a hand-forged and folded K120C powder steel blade with a long (o) kissaki featuring a hand engraved “Fudo” Horomono and Bo-Hi. The folding process creates exceptional hada, or grain pattern, along the blade accentuated by the distinctive hamon. Saya are deeply lacquered in red, with a black ring-carved section at the mouth.
The ray skin used on the tsuka is of the highest quality, and the tsuka-ito on the Katana and the sageo on all three pieces are woven from best quality Japanese silk. The Fuchi, Kashira, Kojiri, Koiguchi and Kurigata are all made from blackened bronze, with decoration in relief and selective detailing of copper, silver and gold. The Tsuba of the Katana , depicting the Kami, or Guardian Warriors, are made from hardened blackened copper, with decoration in relief and selective silver and gold detailing.
The Habaki is of two-piece construction, the inner section being copper and the outer section gold-plated brass.
Specifications:
Forged-Folded K120C High-Carbon Steel
Differential Heat-Treatment
Blade length: 73,66 cm, 29“
Handle length: 27,31 cm, 10 3/4”
Overall length: 104,14 cm, 41“
Weight: 1183,50 gram, 2lb 10oz
Point of Balance:12,07 cm, 4 3/4"
SH1201
Specs will vary slightly from piece to piece.
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