PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS AND MATERIALS |
Overall Length |
40.6 inch / 103 cm |
Nagasa Length |
28 inch / 71 cm |
Handle Length |
10.4 inch / 26.5 cm |
Motohaba(width near habaki) |
3.2cm |
Sakihaba(width near yokote) |
2.3cm |
Sakikasane(thickness at yokote) |
4mm |
Kasane(thickness at habaki) |
7mm |
Sori(curve) |
1.9cm |
Blade Material |
1095 high carbon steel caly tempered
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Handle Material |
Full Genuine Ray skin wrapping+Hard wooden+Brown silk ito+Brass fittings |
Saya Material |
Hard wooden+Fully iron wrapping+Brass fittings |
Tsuba Material |
Brass |
Habaki and Seppa |
Brass |
Kissaki Shape |
CHU-KISSAKI |
Blade Shape |
SHINOGUI-ZUKURI |
Weight |
2.0kg |
-The Gunto sword is made of 1095 high carbon steel with full clay tempered laminated in Maru structure and come with a full length Tang greatly enhances the strength of the sword while swung,Fully hand forged, hand shaping,hand polishing in the most traditional sword making method.Our master swordsmiths has applied a different thicknesses of clay to the edge and spine(back) of the blade respectively to control the rate at which the blades cools when quenching,turn into a harder edge and softer back. Also,the clay ensures carbon does not simply escape during this process.After the clay process,heat treating the blade,then quickly water quenching to make the edge(coated with a thin layer)cool faster,while the spine(coated with a thick layer) cools slower.Thus,what began an unavoidable consequence of the process was,a beautiful real Suguha Hamon was appeared on the blade(quenching and tempering),turn into a mark of creativity and an art of beauty.The way to make the Suguha Hamon require a rich experience and hard job to apply the clay and contol the temperature when quenching by Dremsword.Bo-hi (blood groove) is added to each side of the blade,lighten the blade,also balance it to achieve optimal performance.
-The Gunto sword is a high quality Authentic handmade production. The fittings are made of high quality brass with golden and silvery treated which has a high value for the collection.The saya is made by hard wood with full iron wrapping .All its parts can be disassembled and reassembled.It is suitable for anyone who like swords,especially for collectors, practitioners and superior of iaido, kendo, battodo, kenjutsu and ninjutsu.perfect for decorations
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Due to Fully handmade, the specification varies slightly from sword to sword.