Wonderful folded steel, hand-forged KATANA : The Practical Heart of the Dragon has a silver-plated Habaki. The Menuki is gold-plated. Delivered with a certificate of authenticity.

• Heart of the Dragon No Hi :
  • Sugata (Blade style): Hand-forged curved blade without Hi (groove) and with long tip. Folded steel (C45 & C55Si7- USA: Steel 1095). 13 times folded to achieve ca. 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 : ca 71 cm/ 28 inches.
  • Sori (curvature): 1,52 cm / 0,6 inch.
  • Tsuka: Black/white.
  • Tsuba: Musashi, Round, Fuji or Flower
  • Delivered with protective cloth bag.

Pricing:

Please choose your tsuba: Estimated delivery time: 8-10 weeks 8-10 weeks 8-10 weeks 8-10 weeks   Quantity: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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.