Kami Katana

Kami Katana Review

Kami Katana Feature

• Forged-Folded K120C High-Carbon Steel
• Differential Heat-Treatment
• Traditional Construction
• Made by Hanwei
• Specs will vary slightly from piece to piece

Each piece in the Kami set has a hand-forged and folded K120C powder steel blade with a long (o) kissaki featuring a hand engraved "Fudo" Horomono and Bo-Hi. The folding process creates exceptional hada, or grain pattern, along the blade accentuated by the distinctive hamon. Saya are deeply lacquered in red, with a black ring-carved section at the mouth. The ray skin used on the tsuka is of the highest quality, and the tsuka-ito on the Katana and Wakizashi and the sageo on all three pieces are woven from best quality Japanese silk. The Fuchi, Kashira, Kojiri, Koiguchi and Kurigata are all made from blackened bronze, with decoration in relief and selective detailing of copper, silver and gold. The Tsuba of the Katana and Wakizashi, depicting the Kami, or Guardian Warriors, are made from hardened blackened copper, with decoration in relief and selective silver and gold detailing. The Habaki is of two-piece construction, the inner section being copper and the outer section gold-plated brass. See Models SH1202 and SH1203 for the Wakizashi and Tanto details.

Made by Hanwei.

Key Features:

• Forged-Folded K120C High-Carbon Steel
• Differential Heat-Treatment
• Traditional Construction

Specifications:

• Blade length:  29"
• Handle length:   10 3/4"
• Overall length:  41"
• Weight:  2 lbs. 10 oz.
• Point of Balance:  4 3/4"
• Width at Guard:  1.31"
• Width at Tip:  .97"
• Thickness at Guard:  .28"
• Thickness at Tip:  .22"
• Sori:  3/4"
• Weight in box: 5 lbs. 13 oz.
• Box height:  45"
• Box width:  5 1/4"

Specs will vary slightly from piece to piece.