Thaitsuki Suekoto Hondachi Katana - KTN5

The Thaitsuki Fully Functional Koto style blade is a High Carbon forged Japanese steel, Traditional Japanese clay coating and heat treating is used to produce a hard tempered hi with true hamon. The blade has a partial BO-HI (groove). The blade is hand polished and the hamon brought out. KOSHIRAE - Elegant Koto style black gloss saya with a (buffalo horn) Koiguchi. Off white Japanese Cotton sageo. The tsuka has genuine black gloss (same) and is wrapped with off white silk tsuka-ito with silver/copper Fuchi/Kashira (Shishi motif), silver Menuki. The tsuka is double pegged on a full 10" tang for safety. The sword also has a blackened hand carved copper Tsuba with the silver Shishi's soldered on. A silver one piece Habaki and silver seppa. This sword is extremely sharp and can be completely disassembled for full maintenance.

Specifications:

• High Carbon forged Steel Blade
• Clay hardened with a HRC 60-63 Hi and HRC 30-33 Body
• True Hamon brought out by hand polishing.
• Partial BO-HI
• Double Pegged handle with full 10" tang for safety
• Authentic black same
• Off white Silk Tsuka-Ito
• Copper fuchi and kashira with Silver Shishi.
• Black copper handmade tsuba with silver Shishi's
• One piece silver habaki with Thai Tsuki floral engraving
• Hard wood Scabbard (saya) with gloss black lacquer
• Silver shinto dome
• Buffalo horn koiguchi
• Off White Japanese cotton sageo
• Overall Length: 40"
• Full tang length: 10"
• Blade Length: 29"
• Tsuka Length: 11"
• Sword Weight: 2lbs 8oz
• Point of Balance: 5"

Specifications will vary from piece to piece!

Suggested Retail Price: $ 1199.00

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