KILL BILL SWORDS SET (BILL+BRIDE SWORDS) FOLDED STEEL CLAY TEMPERED BLADE 　 　 ITEM DESCRIPTION Specifications: KILL BILL SWORD Overall Length: 40.9 inch /104 cm Nagasa Length: 27.8 inch / 70.5 cm Handle Length: 10.6 inch / 27cm Blade Width (near Habaki): 1.26 inch / 3.2cm Blade Width (near Kissaki): 0.91inch / 2.3cm Weight (with Saya ): 2.84 lbs / 1.29 kg (approximately) Weight (without Saya): 2.36 lbs / 1.07 kg (approximately) Kissaki Shape: CHU-KISSAKI Blade Shape: SHINOGI-ZUKURI Blade Material: 1095 steel with clay tempered Tsuba Material: High quality Kill bill IRON Tsuba Saya Material: Hard wooden with black gloss finished+ Carved Handle Material: Genuine Ray skin + Hard wooden Condition: Brand New BRIDE SWORD Overall Length: 40.9 inch /104 cm Nagasa Length: 27.8 inch / 70.5 cm Handle Length: 10.6 inch / 27cm Blade Width (near Habaki): 1.26 inch / 3.2cm Blade Width (near Kissaki): 0.91inch / 2.3cm Weight (with Saya ): 2.84 lbs / 1.29 kg (approximately) Weight (without Saya): 2.36 lbs / 1.07 kg (approximately) Kissaki Shape: CHU-KISSAKI Blade Shape: SHINOGI-ZUKURI Blade Material: 1095 steel with clay tempered Tsuba Material: High quality kill Bill IRON Tsuba Saya Material: Hard wooden with black gloss finished + Carved Handle Material: Genuine Ray skin + Hard wooden Condition: Brand New This KATANA is hand forged and hand sharpened using Japanese methods to create a perfect blade. Fully functional and battle ready. The accessories of the sword are all authentic from the ray skin handle, to silk sage-o and copper oxidized fittings. This is the best sword you will find in the price range. Materials And Way Of Forge: Blades: The blades of the sword habe been hand forged using the ancient method of sword making. Full hand forged, hand polished and hand sharpened. The blades were made of folded steel. AISI 1060 High Carbon Steel are folded 10 times creating 1024 layers for superior strength and flexibility. the visible tenuous undulating grain on the blade was resulted from folded repeatedly during forging. The steel has been throughly refined and tempered, A special clay is applied to the blade by hand, using a thin covering near the edge and a thicker layer over the rest of the blade. this results in a relatively quicker cooling of the edge during quenching, producing a hard edge and softer back. the beautiful real hamon on the blade is also result of the differential cooling of the blade (quenching and tempering). This blade has been hand polished with multiple grade sharpen stone by Japanese method, which made the surface of the blade like a mirror, the blade is also very sharp. The tip of the blade is a Chu Kissaki (medium length), it is well defined with the hamon going all the way through the Boshi. This blade comes with a full length Tang which greatly enhances the strength of the sword. this sword is strong enough to cut through a thick bamboo tree with a single strike yet sharp enough to slice paper. Tsuba:The Tsuba (guard) of the sword is kill bill iron tsuba . The Habiki (blade collar) is a one piece brass construction. Two Seppas (spacer) secure the Tsuba. Tsuka: The Tsuka (handle) core is wooden and it is tightly wrapped over genuine Ray skin Samegawa with a black synthetic silk Ito. The Fuchi (sleeve) and Kashira (buttcap) are made of iron. The Tang of the sword is secured by two Mekugi (peg). Two copper Menuki (ornament) are on each side of the Tsuka. Saya: The saya (sheath) of the sword is hard wooden with a black high gloss finish. A black cord Sage-O has been tied around the bright copper Kurigaga (knob) of the scabbard. the Koiguchi has been hardened. This is a sharpened, super, truly battle ready Samurai sword very suitable for iaido and kendo superior. it is also allows you to make a collection of realistic, yet beautiful samurai sword, or to present one to your friend. Don't miss such a chance! NOTE: (1) two silk sword bags come with the swords. but the wooden stand in below item pictures is NOT included. (2) if you need one wooden stand, please contact me, we will give you it for free, we hope you just provide us with the additional $12 for shipping. Click HERE to get wooden stand! (3) This Katanas can be taken apart fully anytime for maintenance purposes, you can disassemble the sword from the handle by taking out two pegs. (4) Due to our swords are full hand made, so Specs will vary slightly from sword to sword. please understand. ITEM PICTURES 　 v CUSTOMIZE YOUR OWN SWORD Do you want an unique sword? Here you can get whatever you want. All our standard blades are available with customizable parts, where you can choose from a large array of fittings, Ito, Sageo and Saya. It is free to choose following parts instead of original ones! NO EXTRA CHARGES! We also can engrave your name, simple symbol or something else you like on the blade, it is also free!!! if you need to change some parts, please send me a message through your eCRATER messaging system before or after you purchase, sword will be made according to your required. ::ENGRAVING SERVICE:: ★We can engrave Chinese characters, English letters or Japanese kanji on the blade by engraving machine, it is FREE! ★We also can engrave simple logo or something else you like on the blade by etching. you need pay an additional $20, and we need about one week to complete it. ★Usually, we would engrave the name or logo on the blade toward the handle. we also can engrave your name on the Full Tang. it is not a problem to engrave in other locations on the blade. ★If you want us engrave your name in Japanese, please translate your name into Japanese first, then send your Japanese name to us via eCRATER message system. ★Black blades and colored blades are not suit for engraving. ★The blades with blood groove are not suit for big images' engraving. 　 ::GENUINE RAY SKIN (SAMEGAWA) FOR CHOOSING (Free):: The "rayskin" (sometimes called shagreen) is actually fish skin taken from specific species of stingray or shark. It has been used on Japanese Sword handles for a very long time mostly due to its rough texture which when wrapped with 'cord', denies the cord from slipping. We have six colors for choosing, if you do not like the color on the above sword, you are free to choose following colors instead of original one! 　 SYNTHETIC SILK TSUKA-ITO (Free) TSUKA-ITO is the cord wrap on the handles of Japanese swords. Its purpose is both aesthetic and functional, Ito comes in a wide array of color to suit every taste, and it helps reinforce the tsuka and prevent failure. We have 18 kinds of ITO, C01-C05 are cotton, C06-C18 are synthetic silk. Cotton TSUKA-ITO (C01-yellow; C02-brown; C03-black; C04-purplish red; C05-red) Synthetic Silk TSUKA-ITO ( C06-light blue; C07-coffe; C08-white; C09-purple; C10-red; C11-shiny red; C12-green; C13-dark green; C14-dark bule; C15-black; C16-purplish red; C17-golden; C18-yellow) NOTE: if you choose the Tsuka-ITO here, In order to match Tsuka-ITO, we will choose same color for segeo. you also can upgrad the segeo by choosing below imported sageo. 　 IMPORTED SAGEO FOR CHOOSING (+$10) The Sageo 下緒 (さげお) have been used on Japanese swords for many centuries. The purpose of the Sageo is to hold the scabbard into the obi belt and keep it from slipping. It is also used at times to secure the katana into its saya by wrapping the sageo around the tsuka and tying it off. It is easy to customize your Japanese sword by swapping out the Sageo. ★Following Segeo are imported from Japan, they are available to all who choose to upgrade the appearance of their Saya. ★if the sword you purchased lower than $200, you need pay an additional $10 to choose following imported segeo instead original one. ★if the sword you purchased more than $200, you are free to choose following imported segeo instead original one. 　 TSUKA-MAKI FOR CHOOSING (Free) Tsuka-maki - the art of wrapping the tsuka, including the most common hineri-maki and katate-maki (battle wrap); You can choose the warpping between them, Our focus is making the wrap as tight as possible to keep if functional as long as possible. 　 SAYA FOR CHOOSING (Free) The saya is a wooden scabbard for the blade; traditionally done in lacquered wood. Our saya are manufactured from very dry wood, they are not can keep the shape of the saya, but also can ensure the blade is not easy to rust. The below pics just show top part of saya, you are free to choose following saya instead of the original saya. 　 High Qualty Japanese Sword SAYA (+$45) Here there are many high quality SAYA for available , Each Saya is fitted with genuine Water Buffalo Horn Kurikata, Koiguchi and Kojiri. you can ungrade the saya for an addtional $45. S15-S17 are made of hard wood and lacquered with speckle. S18-S19 are natural wood Saya, S18 is Hualee wood, S19 is hard wood with polished lacquer. S21 is ratten-covered saya. features Rattan covering on the Koiguchi area, and lacquered. S22-S24 are Same' covered Saya, The Same' (ray skin )has been sanded smooth and filled with polished lacquer. 　 TSUBAS FOR CHOOSING TSUBA (鍔 or 鐔) is usually a round or occasionally squarish guard at the end of the grip of bladed Japanese weapons, like the katana and its various declinations, tachi, wakizashi, tantō etc. They contribute to the balance of the weapon and to the protection of the hand. The tsuba was mostly meant to be used to prevent the hand from sliding onto the blade during thrusts as opposed to protecting from an opponent's blade. We have about 200 kinds of tsuba, they can be roughly divided into four groups, ALLOY TSUBA, IRON TSUBA, BRASS TSUBA and HIGH QUALITY BRASS TSUBA. you can choose following Tsuba instead of original one. 　 Alloy Tsuba For Choosing (FREE) We just list few alloy tsuba here, Please Click HERE to see more alloy tsuba....... 　 Iron Tsuba For Choosing (FREE) 　 Brass Tsuba for choosing (FREE) 　 High Quality Brass Tsuba for choosing ($45)