Wonderful folded steel, hand-forged KATANA : The Eye of the Tiger has a special 24 carat hard gold-plated blade. The Habaki and the Menuki are gold-plated too. An acid-etched Tiger on both sides of the Habaki. Delivered with a certificate of authenticity.

• Eye of the Tiger :
  • Shobu -Zukuri (Blade style): Hand-forged curved blade with a Bohi (groove) and long tip. 24 carats hard-gold-plated blade. Folded steel (C45 & C105W- USA: Steel 1095). 13 times folded to achieve 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 . (The blade has got a flat and cutting sharp edge).
  • Blade lenght (from Habaki): ca 71 cm/ 28 inches.
  • Sori (curvature): 1,52 cm / 0,6 inch.
  • Tsuka: Black/white, Green/white, Red/black or Purple/black
  • Tsuba: Round
  • Delivered with protective cloth bag.

Pricing:

Please choose the colour of the grip: Black/white Green/white Red/black Purple/black Estimated delivery time In stock In stock In stock 8-10 weeks   Quantity: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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