Wonderful folded steel, hand-forged KATANA : The Practical Heart of the Dragon has a silver-plated Habaki. The Menuki is gold-plated. Delivered with a certificate of authenticity. Excellent value. WKC katanas are the only in the world that are ISO-9001-2000 certified, and have 1 year warranty against blade breakage.

• Sugata (Blade style):
  • Hand-forged curved blade without Hi (groove) and with long tip. Folded steel (45C & C55Si7). 13 times folded to achieve ca. 8192 layers traditional clay-wrapping technique for differential hardening. There are beautiful hada (grain in steel, pattern of folding the steel) in the blade. The hardness of its Mune is ca 43° and the Ha (blade edge) is ca 60° HRC Rockwell. The blade spine is iori-mune, the edge is without Niku, ideal for Tameshigiri. (cutting sharp blade).
  • Dimensions:
    • Nagasa (blade length): 28 inch.
    • Sori (curvature): ca.1 inch.
    • Moto-Kasane (Thickness): ca. 5/16 inch.
    • Saki-Haba : 24 mm.
    • Moto-Haba: 32 mm.
    • Balance point (measured from Habaki):ca. 12,5 cm
  • Nakago (tongue) with Mei (inscription) according to the tradition: WKC - 2005

  KOSHIRAE

• Kashira (Cap):
  • Beautifully carved with Dragon. Carbon steel (C45). Steel oxidized, black color.
• Tsuka (Grip):
  • Wood grip, adapted to the tongue. Length: 12 inch / 30,5 cm.
• Tsuka-ito (handle wrap):
  • Pure silk. Tight.
• Samé:
  • Real ray skin.
• 2 Menuki:
  • Brass, hand-polised, gold-plated. Dragon shape. One each side, traditional mounting of Menuki.
• Habaki:
  • Silver-plated. Made in 1 piece.
• Seppa:
  • Copper.
• 2 Mekugi:
  • Bamboo wood, based upon the traditional method to seat the pins. The 2 mekugi-ana are drilled diagonal and conical into the tongue. The mekugi are fitted from opposite side.
• Tsuba (Guard):
  • Carbon steel (C45), hand polished. Steel oxidized, black color.
• Saya (Scabbard):
  • Selected white wood. Black lacquered. Curved according to the Sori. The Koi-guchi (mouth piece) is made of buffalo horn. Saya with kurikata and 2 shitodome to hold the Obi.
• Sageo:
  • Black (cord used for tying the Saya to the Obi - knob on the Saya).
• Total Weight:
  • 1 230 gr. without Saya.
• Included Accessories:
• Protective cloth bag with nice colourfull emboirdery.
• Delivery, 2 to 6 weeks.