GENERAL DATA | |
OVERALL LENGTH: 77.2 cm / 30.4'' | BLADE LENGTH: 55 cm / 21.7'' |
HANDLE LENGTH: 17.7 cm / 6.97'' | BLADE WIDTH: 3.8 cm / 1.5'' |
BLADE THICKNESS: 1 cm / 0.39'' | BLADE HRC: 55 |
BLADE CRAFT | |
BLADE CRAFT: folded forged by 11 times(2048 layers), water quenching | |
BLADE MATERIAL: carbon steel | BLADE SHAPE: Kissakimorohadukuri |
HAMON: natural riffle hamon, caused by folding process | BO-HI: double groove |
SHARPNESS: ★★★★☆ | MIRROR EFFECT: ★★☆☆☆ |
MOUNTINGS | |
HANDLE: black wood | SCABBARD: black wood |
OTHER FITTINGS: alloy | |
PACKAGE | |
1 sword with scabbard | 1 black cotton bag |
NOTICE | |
Sword display holder(stand) is not included | Manual measurement error range 1-2 cm |
ENGRAVING SERVICE
FREE It is free for engraving English words and Chinese characters.
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+ $20 You need pay additional $20 for engraving Japanese words, patterns (dragon, lion, etc.) or other logos.
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HOW TO DISASSEMBLE A JAPANESE SWORD?
SWORD MAKING PROCESSES
Forming
Swords can be shaped by a variety of metalworking techniques.The primary techniques are forging and stock removal.
Forging uses heat to bring the material to a malleable state. The material is then hammered to shape, typically using hammer and anvil together with specialized set and fuller tools depending on the particular technique.
Stock removal shapes the sword from prepared stock that is larger in all dimensions than the finished sword by filing, grinding and cutting.
Quenching
After the blade has been shaped, the sword would be quenched. We quench our swords in either water or oil. Water quenching produces a tougher edge which can also be hardened further more using clay. Blades quenched in oil are still considerably hardened and do have superior flexibility compared to a water quenched blade. |
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Tempering
After quenching, the sword will be quite tough and brittle, with little flexibility. To overcome this, the blade would undergo a tempering process. The blade would be reheated to a certain temperature degree then allowed to cool naturally. The blade would be slightly less tough afterward but have a greater degree of flexibility – the art would be to perfectly balance the blade for toughness, sharpness and flexibility.
Finishing encompasses polishing, decorating, and crafting and assembling the hilt, guard and sheath.
The swordsmith would be most concerned with the state of the blade itself and possibly decorating the blade and preparing the guards and pommel. Other artisans would likely be involved in the work of fashioning the hilt, sheath and other furniture; and in any fine decoration.
Polishing
When the rough blade is completed, the swordsmith turns the blade over to a polisher, whose job it is to refine the shape of a blade and improve its aesthetic value. The polishing process almost always takes longer than even crafting, and a good polish can greatly improve the beauty of a blade, while a bad one can ruin the best of blades. Early polishers used three types of stone, whereas a modern polisher generally uses seven.On high quality blades, only the back of the blade and the adjacent sides, are polished to a mirror-like surface. To bring out the grain and hamon, the center portion of the blade, and the edge are usually given a matte finish. Microscopic scratches in the surface vary, depending on hardness. Smaller but more numerous scratches in the harder areas reflect light differently from the deeper, longer scratches in the softer areas. The harder metal appears more matte than the softer, and the manner in which it scatters light is less affected by the direction of the lighting. |
After the blade is finished it is passed on to a mountings-maker for fashioning the hilt, sheath and other mountings.
PAYMENT
International Buyers – Please Note:
a) Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer’s responsibility.
b) Please check with your country’s customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying.
Customers from Germany and Italy may need pay Custom duties.
We only accept PayPal payment. |
Payment is required within 7 days. Otherwise an unpaid item dispute will be opened. If you have any problems on payment, pls inform us via ebay message.
SHIPPING
Delivery time varies depending on the area or countries.
COUNTRIES | DELIVERY TIME |
Australia, New Zealand | 7-10 business days |
USA, Canada | 8-15 business days |
Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, U.k. | 15-30 business days |
Others | 25-45 business days |
CONTACT US
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ABOUT US
顏氏Sword , is a well known and authentic hand-forge sword company. We are professional and specialized in hand-forging Japanese samurai swords and Chinese swords (Jian and Dao). We have a full range of Katana, Wakizashi, Tanto sword and other sword's accessories. Swords from us are all handmade in traditional ways by skilled and experienced swordsmiths. We strives for making the highest quality swords in the past decades which makes us one of the best sword sellers in this field. We devote ourselves to keeping customers satisfied and providing them with the best sword at a reasonable price.