Wonderful folded steel, hand-forged KATANA : The Marugata is an historical version from the Edo Period.

• Sugata (Blade style):
  • Hand-forged curved blade with a Bohi (groove) and Chu-Kissaki (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. (cutting sharp blade).

  KOSHIRAE

• Kashira (Cap):
  • Beautifully carved from Edo period. Carbon steel (C45). Steel oxidized, black color.
• Tsuka (Grip):
  • Wood grip, adapted to the tongue.
• Tsuka-ito (handle wrap):
  • Pure silk. Brown/white Tight.
• Samé:
  • Real white ray skin.
• 2 Menuki:
  • Brass, hand-polised, gold-plated. Flower shape. One each side, traditional mounting of Menuki.
• Habaki:
  • Brass. 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. Leaf and ginger theme from Edo period.
• Saya (Scabbard):
  • Selected white wood. Black lacquered with samé around the top part. 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:
  • Brown white (cord used for tying the Saya to the Obi - knob on the Saya).
• Included Accessories:
  • Protective cloth bag with nice colourfull emboirdery.