Winter Sun Katana - Differentially Tempered Blade
- 5160 Differentially Tempered Forged Carbon Steel Blade
- Authentic Construction and Details
- Real hamon line
- Item # SD35221
Overall: 44 1/2"
Blade Length: 30 1/2"
Handle Length: 12 3/4"
Weight: 2 lbs 4oz
Width at Guard: 31.5mm
Width at Tip: 23.3mm
Thickness at Guard: 7.8mm
Thickness at Tip: 3.6mm
Sori: 1"
Blade Steel: 5160
Hrc Edge: 60
Hrc Back: 40
This version of the Winter Sun Katana features a differentially hardened blade with a length of 30 1/2" by demand. Keeping all the desired features of the original through-tempered high carbon steel version, a visible hamon ripples down the blade. The tsuba again features the snow-flakes, again by popular demand.
The macaque (Japanese snow monkeys) know survival requires communal support. Our Winter Sun Katana mirrors the cold reality of the darkest days of the year on the tsuba (guard) and menuki. The blackened tsuba, fuchi, tsuka-ito and fuchi-kashira contrast the real white same (rayskin) handle and the black textured lacquered saya.
The 5160 forged high-carbon steel blade features a 1 ½" kissaki (point) and blade geometry conducive to rigorous cutting without chipping or deformation on soft and semi-hard targets.