40.9in Overall, 28in Blade, 7 mm Blade Thickness, 55 Hardness, 10.75in Handle.Hand forged and folded 1060 carbon steel blade with Japanese heat treated technique.Okinawa iron tsuba designs with gun metal finish.Cotton wrapped handle with real ray skin. Includes hang tag, a silk sword bag, a cleaning kit, a reference guide, certificate of authenticity packaged, and a lacquer wooden box.Sword weight 2.62 lbs.
P**L
Luck of the draw (Quality Control just doesn't CUT it)
ProsSan Mai Tri-Steel laminated blade (Certificate of Authenticity does not specify what the 3 steels are)Differentially hardenedReal Hamon (Not Acid Enhanced Either)Weighs only 2lbs 2oz without SayaGood balanceIron TsubaReal Ray skin SameCotton Ito WrappingSharpest Ryumon Katana I have seen yetConsHamon runs off the blade in a couple spots 8-10 inches from KissakeSaya came damagedBlade was slightly discolored and needed polishing (dried oil residue, no rust) due to the fact it has sat since the manufacture date in June 2013Sageo wrapped very looseOverall it seems like this sword would be a good value if the Hamon didn't run off the blade in the cutting area, the Saya wasn't damaged, and the Sageo wasn't wrapped so loose (loose Sageo may not matter to you if you untie it so you can fasten it to your Obi)
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tragic
sword was folded and laminated but the layers were not even so instead of three layers it was just TWO. sword did not have a temper line (no hamon.)this sword should have been rejected and never shipped as a finished project
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