CHINESE QING DYNASTY DAO HANDMADE DAMASCUS STEEL SWORD ROSEWOOD SCABBARD SHARP

Description: CHINESE QING DYNASTY DAO HANDMADE DAMASCUS STEEL SWORD ROSEWOOD SCABBARD SHARP ITEM DESCRIPTION Specifications: Overall Length: 96cm/38inch Nagasa Length: 64cm/25.2inch Handle Length: 19cm/7.48inch Blade Sharp: SHINOGI-ZUKURI Blade Material: FOLDED STEEL Tsuba Material: Fine Finished alloy Tsuba Blade Width (near Habaki): 3.7cm/1.46inch Blade Width (near Kissaki): :0.8cm/0.32inch Weight (with Saya ): 1658g(approximately) Weight (without Saya): 1163g(approximately) Saya scabbard: Rosewood Handle Material: Rosewood Other fittings: Brass Condition: Brand New Swords have a long history in China. Bronze swords have been traced back to the bronze daggers of the Shang dynasty. Bronze long swords suddenly appeared during the mid-third century BC. Later swords were made of iron or steel. These metals were wrought, never cast. Swords commonly reached a length of 70–100 cm, although longer swords have been found.Chinese iron swords were used in Japan from the third to sixth century AD, but were replaced with Korean and native Japanese swords by the middle of the Heian era.The Chinese classify all swords into two types, jian (剑) and dao (刀). Jians are dual-edged while daos are single-edged. 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 Leather 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, (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.

Price: 184.14 USD

Location: Zhejiang,longquan

End Time: 2024-05-09T07:36:24.000Z

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