Tai'e Straightsword - Damascus Steel, Sharpened, Shen Guang Long

Tai'e Jian, Damascus Steel Sharpened,Shen Guang Long Forge

Shen Guang Long Forge:

The Longquan sword began in the Spring and Autumn Period and has a history of more than two thousand six hundred years.
Shen Guanglong Sword Shop in Longquan started in 1885 and was the first year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty. It is the only Chinese time-honored sword-making family in China that has been passed down from generation to generation.

Shenzhou is today the head of Shen Guanglong's forge, certifies with each sword and the personnal certificate attached to it, that as long as he or one of his heirs are still around, the sword will have a permanent warantee.

The Tai'e sword:

This Chu Jian is a single hand sword. Despite its very light weight, the blade is very strong.
The blade is made of Damascus steel (laminated steel) in 1060 Carbon-manganese steel (Medium/High carbon steel). The medium carbon steel is a good compromise between the rigidity and flexibility of the blade. The blade does not break easily as it will sligthly bend under pressure, but still has sufficient hardness for cutting. 
On the blade has a central groove of about 10mm wide and 0.9mm deep on each side and reduces the weight of the sword without underminding the resistance of the blade. The fitting, finishing and final assembly of the sword is meticulously done by the experienced master craftsmen of Shen Guang Long's Forge. It takes a professional craftsman a full day to assemble a sword of this type with precision.

Blade Characteristic:

• Damascus steel blade (laminated steel)
• Blade style : Diamond-like
• Composition: 1060 Carbon-manganese steel (Medium / High carbon steel) 
• Blade length: 82 cm 
• Tang length: 23 cm 
• Total length of the sword: 105 cm
• Weight of the sword : approximately 760 g 
• Sharpened blade with taper:
  
  • Width at the guard: 33 mm / Thickness: 4 mm
  • Width at tip: 20 mm / Thickness: 2 mm
• Balance point: approximately 3.54 cm from the guard
• Weight with scabbard: +/-1400g-1600g (dependeing on the stock series)

Scabbard:

• Ming style scabbard
• Composition: High quality hard pear wood
• Stainless steel ornaments
• Sageo varies from yellow to black, beige or brown
• The pompom also varies, always in accordance with its sageo

Heat treatment:

• Hand polished to a mirror-like shine and sharp sword edge

Ornaments :

• Industrial grade precision brass fittings
• Hand guard has a classic Long Life pattern
• The pommel features beautiful concentric circular grooves also as the Long life pattern.
• Various bats are circuling this symbol, in sign of good fortune