Musashi Handmade Functional Practical Samurai Katana Sword 41"

Blade: The steel of the blade is hand made. The blade of the sword is sharp enough to cut right an edge of paper and is full tang. The visible hamon is found along the edge of the blade with a blood line along the top of the blade. The blade is full tang and features a defined yokote and kissake.

Scabbard: The scabbard of the sword is wooden with a black semi gloss finish. Wrapped around the upper half of the sheath is a black sage-o with a golden kurigata.

Guard (Tsuba): The tsuba of the sword is a square of solid steel with Samurai on horse back fighting in relief. The guard begins with a black steel blade collar over a golden seppa. The guard ends with a blackened steel Fuchi securing the guard to the handle.

Handle: The handle is covered with imitation ray skin and a black cloth wrap. Two wooden pins secure the tang of the sword with golden dragons as the Menuki. The pommel of the sword is blackened steel with an orchid on the end.

The Katana includes a cleaning kit, table top stand, and collectors box.

The Sword includes a FREE DECORATIVE BOX, ONE TIER STAND, AND CLEANING KIT.

Musashi Katana Series:
Musashi was one of the best samurai warriors of the Edo/Tokugawa period. He was thought to be a legend, due to his unusual fighting style. He fought using the Ni-ten Ichi Ryu way, which was a two-sword swordsmanship that he developed himself. He fought with a katana and a wakizashi at the same time! He said he trained using two long-swords in order to develop his strength. With his great strategy and skill Musashi killed many of his enemies in one-to-one duels. His first duel was at the age of 13! We strongly recommend this sword and we also recommend buying a wakizashi in order to reach Musashi's incredible style!

Carbon Steel
Carbon steel, also called plain carbon steel, is a metal alloy, a combination of two elements, iron and carbon, where other elements are present in quantities too small to affect the properties. The only other alloying elements allowed in plain-carbon steel are manganese (1.65% max), silicon (0.60% max), and copper (0.60% max). Steel with a low carbon content has the same properties as iron, soft but easily formed. As carbon content rises the metal becomes harder and stronger but less ductile and more difficult to weld. Higher carbon content lowers steel's melting point and its temperature resistance in general.

* Mild (low carbon) steel: approximately 0.05–0.29% carbon content[1] (e.g. AISI 1018 steel). Mild steel has a relatively low tensile strength, but it is cheap and malleable; surface hardness can be increased through carburizing.[2]

* Medium carbon steel: approximately 0.30–0.59% carbon content[1](e.g. AISI 1040 steel). Balances ductility and strength and has good wear resistance; used for large parts, forging and automotive components.[3]

* High carbon steel: approximately 0.6–0.99% carbon content [1]. Very strong, used for springs and high-strength wires.[4]

* Ultra-high carbon steel: approximately 1.0–2.0% carbon content [1]. Steels that can be tempered to great hardness. Used for special purposes like (non-industrial-purpose) knives, axles or punches. Most steels with more than 1.2% carbon content are made using powder metallurgy and usually fall in the category of high alloy carbon steels.