The katana “Takuan” is made of German folded steel, hand-forged and differentially hardened. The technical specifications are as follows:

• Takuan (chinese sword) :
  • Sugata (Blade style): Hand-forged with a blade sharp on both edges. The blade is sharp on both sides from this point onwards. The blade spine is iori-mune, the edge is without Niku (cutting sharp blade). Folded Steel (C45, C55Si7- USA: Steel 1095, C105 W2),. The hardness of its Ha (blade edge) is ca 60° HRC Rockwell. 13 times folded to achieve ca. 8192 layers. Traditional clay-wrapping technique for differential hardening makes the Hamon visible. There are beautiful hada (grain in steel, pattern of folding the steel) in the blade
  • Blade lenght : ca 92 cm/ 36 inches.
  • Sori (curvature): none
  • Tsuka: Wood grip
  • Tsuba: Takuan
  • Delivered with protective cloth bag.

Pricing:

In accordance with the new law, all orders from Great Britain for sharp swords cannot be processed without official permission given.
- How to get a permisson for such item - please ask your local police station.