FOLDED STEEL FULL TANG SHARP BLADE JAPANESE SAMURAI SWORD KATANA CAN CUT BAMBOO

　 　 　 　 FOLDED  STEEL FULL TANG SHARP BLADE JAPANESE SAMURAI SWORD KATANA CAN CUT  BAMBOO     　     　 ITEM  DESCRIPTION Specifications: Overall Length:   40.9 inch  /104 cm Nagasa Length:  27.8 inch  / 70.5 cm Handle   Length:  10.6 inch  / 27cm Kissaki Shape: CHU-KISSAKI Blade Sharp: SHINOGI-ZUKURI Blade  Material:   Folded Steel Tsuba  Material:  High quality alloy Tsuba Blade Width (near Habaki): 1.26 inch / 3.20cm Blade Width (near Kissaki): 0.91inch / 2.30cm Weight (with  Saya ): 2.71  lbs / 1.23 kg   (approximately) Weight  (without Saya): 2.23lbs / 1.01  kg (approximately) Saya  Material:   Hard wooden Handle  Material: Genuine  Ray skin + Hard wooden Condition:   Brand New This KATANA is hand  forged and hand sharpened using Japanese methods to create a perfect  blade. Fully functional and battle ready. The accessories of the  sword are all authentic from the ray skin handle, to silk sage-o and  copper oxidized fittings. This is the best sword you will find in  the price range. Materials And Way Of Forge: Blade: The blade of  the sword has been hand forged using the ancient method of sword  making. Full hand forged, hand polished and hand sharpened. The blade was made of folded steel. AISI 1060 High Carbon Steel are  folded 10 times creating 1024 layers for superior strength and  flexibility. the visible tenuous undulating grain on the blade was  resulted from folded repeatedly during forging. the blade has long  Hi (blood groove) on each side, This not only allows for a lighter  blade and audible feedback when swung. but also can balance the  blade to achieve optimal performance. This blade comes with a full length Tang which greatly enhances the  strength of the sword. this sword is strong enough to cut through a  thick bamboo tree with a single strike yet sharp enough to slice  paper. Tsuba: The Tsuba  (guard) of the sword is made of alloy. The Habaki (blade collar) is  a one piece brass construction. Two Seppas (spacer) secure the Tsuba. Tsuka:   The Tsuka (handle) core is wooden and it is tightly wrapped over  genuine Ray skin Samegawa with synthetic silk Ito. The Fuchi  (sleeve) and Kashira (buttcap) are made of alloy. The Tang of the  sword is secured by two Mekugi (peg) . Two copper Menuki (ornament)  are on each side of the Tsuka. Saya: The saya  (sheath) of the sword is hard wooden. Sage-O has been tied around the bright copper Kurigaga  (knob) of the scabbard. the Koiguchi has been hardened. This is a  sharpened, super, truly battle ready Samurai sword very  suitable for iaido and kendo superior. it is also allows you  to make a collection of realistic, yet beautiful samurai  sword, or to present one to your friend. Don't miss such a  chance! NOTE: (1)  A silk sword bag comes with the sword. but the wooden stand  in below item pictures is NOT included. (2) if you need one wooden stand, please contact me, we will  give you it for free, we hope you just provide us with the  additional $12 for shipping. Click HERE  to get wooden stand! (3) This Katana can be taken apart fully anytime for  maintenance purposes, you can disassemble the sword from the  handle by taking out two pegs. (4) Due to our swords are full hand made, so Specs will vary  slightly from sword to sword. please understand. ITEM  PICTURES                                                                         CUSTOMIZE YOUR OWN SWORD Do you want an unique  sword? Here you can get whatever you want. All our standard blades  are available with customizable parts, where you can choose from a  large array of fittings, Ito, Sageo and Saya. It is free to choose  following parts instead of original ones! NO EXTRA CHARGES! We also  can engrave your name, simple symbol or something else you like on  the blade, it is also free!!! if you need to change some parts,  please send me a message through your eCRATER messaging system  before or after you purchase, sword will be made according to your  required. ::BLADE CUSTOMIZATION:: (1) HI (blood groove): NO-HI  blade is more stronger for cutting, BO-HI blade is more  lighter for prctise. (2) Sharpness: All my  blades are available in sharp  or unsharp,please  contact us if you need a unsharpened blade. (3) Sword Set: We can  make a  Wakizashi (medium) and  a Tanto (short)  to match this katana sword, NOTE: ★  Our blades are all FULL TANG blades, we have not any  shortened Tang blades. ★  Oure blade are all full handmade, if you need to customize  the blade, please give us enough time to make it, as we all  known"Soft fire makes sweet malt." ★  We have not any FAKE or MACHINE-MADE hamon blades; Our  blades with hamon are result of differentiated hardening  with clay, they are real hamon, WE DO NOT MAKE  ANY FACK OR MACHINE-MADE HAMON ON THE BLADE. ::BLADE ENGRAVING SERVICE:: ★We can engrave Chinese characters,English letters or Japanese kanji on the blade  by engraving machine,it is FREE!  please see the Sample A ★We  also can engrave simple logo or something else you like on  the blade by etching. you need pay an additional $20,  and we need about one week to complete it.please see the Sample B. ★Usually,  we would engrave the name or logo on the blade toward the  handle. we also can engrave your name on the Nakago (Tang).  it is not a problem to make the engrave in other locations  on the blade. ★If  you want us to engrave your name in Japanese, please  translate your name into Japanese first, then send your  Japanese name to us via eCRATER message system. ★Black  blades and colored blades are not suit for engraving. ★The  blades with blood groove are not suit for big images'  engraving. ★  Engraving by machine can be completed within 2 days;  Engraving by etching need 3-5 days to completed. 　 ::GENUINE RAY SKIN (SAMEGAWA) FOR CHOOSING (Free):: The "rayskin" (sometimes called  shagreen) is actually fish skin taken from specific species of  stingray or shark. It has been used on Japanese Sword handles for a  very long time mostly due to its rough texture which when wrapped  with 'cord', denies the cord from slipping. We have six colors for choosing,  if you do not like the color on the above sword, you are free to choose  following colors instead of original one! 　 SYNTHETIC SILK TSUKA-ITO  (Free) TSUKA-ITO  is the cord wrap on the handles of Japanese swords. Its  purpose is both aesthetic and functional, Ito comes in a  wide array of color to suit every taste, and it helps  reinforce the tsuka and prevent failure. You can choose  following Tsuka-Ito instead of original one. NOTE:  if you choose the Tsuka-ITO here, In order to match Tsuka-ITO, we  will choose same color for sageo. you also can upgrade the sageo by  choosing below imported sageo. 　 IMPORTED SAGEO FOR CHOOSING (+$10) The Sageo  下緒 (さげお) have been used on Japanese swords for many centuries. The  purpose of the Sageo is to hold the scabbard into the obi belt and  keep it from slipping. It is also used at times to secure the katana  into its saya by wrapping the sageo around the tsuka and tying it  off. It is easy to customize your Japanese sword by swapping out the  Sageo. ★Following  Segeo are imported  from Japan, they are available to all who choose to upgrade the  appearance of their Saya. ★if  the sword you purchased lower than $200,  you need pay an additional $10  to choose following imported segeo instead original one. ★if  the sword you purchased more than $200,  you are free to choose following imported segeo instead original  one. 　 TSUKA-MAKI FOR CHOOSING (Free) Tsuka-maki - the art of  wrapping the tsuka, including the most common hineri-maki and  katate-maki (battle wrap); You can choose the warpping between  them, Our focus is making the wrap as tight as  possible to keep if functional as long as possible. 　 SAYA FOR CHOOSING (Free) The saya  is a wooden scabbard for the blade; traditionally done in  lacquered wood. Our saya are  manufactured from very dry wood, they are not can keep the shape  of the saya, but also can ensure the blade is not  easy to rust. The below pics just show top part of saya, you  are free to choose following saya instead of the original  saya. S01: Green S02: Blue S03: White S04: Black/Red S05: Deep Blue with  speckle S06: Deep red with  speckle S07: Black matt  finish S08: Red S09: Yellow S10: Black  high gloss finish S11: Reddish  brown with black speckle S12: Black  with red threadiness S13: Yellow  stripe S14: Reddish  brown stripe S15:White  with black fumy S16: Black/white 　 High Qualty  Japanese Sword SAYA (+$45) Here there are  many high quality SAYA for available , Each Saya is  fitted with genuine Water Buffalo Horn Kurikata, Koiguchi and Kojiri. you can upgrade the saya for  an addtional $45. S17-S19 are made  of hard wood and lacquered with speckle. S20-S21  are natural wood Saya, S18 is Hualee wood, S19 is hard wood  with polished lacquer. S23 is  rattan-covered saya. features Rattan covering on the Koiguchi area, and lacquered. S24-S26  are Same' covered Saya, The Same' (ray  skin )has been sanded smooth and filled with polished  lacquer. S27 is hand-carved  multiple ring-shaped SAYA, it is available with different  color. 　 ::SAYA ENGRAVING SERVICE::(+$20) We can make engraving on  the SAYA(scabbard), Following samples are fully traditional HAND-CARVED. The following  engravings are available with different color SAYA. You  can Click HERE   to see the SAYA ENGRAVING   PROCESS E01: Plum blossom   E02: Japanese  warrior   E03: Orchid   E04: Magpie on  the branch   E05: Bamboo   E06: Crane   E07: Mandarin  duck   E08: Oriental Dragon   E09: Phoenix   E10: Cherry  blossom 　 TSUBAS FOR CHOOSING TSUBA (鍔 or 鐔)  is usually a round or occasionally squarish guard at the end of the  grip of bl