Katana Bushido, Yozora - Sharpened

Katana Bushido, Yozora - Sharpened

The Katana is a Japanese sword used by the samurai.

This katana is made by a traditional forge specialized in the creation of high quality Japanese weapons with an exclusive design.

This katana has a straight blue tinted blade with a double fuller, a black braided handle adorned with black clover leaves on the top (Fushi), a black cloverleaf guard (Tsuba) and a beautiful black scabbard (Saya) decorated with dragons.
This katana can be used for cutting training.

High manganese stainless steel blades are made of an alloy steel containing 12-14% manganese.
This type of steel is often considered the ultimate hardened steel: these blades are known for their resistance to rust, impact, abrasion and are sharp and flexible at the same time. Ideal for cutting training.

"Yozora" means "night sky" in Japanese.

Characteristics:

Blade:

• Straight blue tinted blade with a double fuller and white Hamon

• Blade composition: High manganese stainless steel

• Blade length : About 72 cm
• Blade width: 3,7 cm
• Blade thickness (at thickest): 0,4 cm
• Point of balance, from the guard (+/- ½ cm): 16 cm

Handle and guard:

• Handle (Tsuka) with black braiding
• Length of the handle : 30,5 cm
• Dimensions of the Guard (Tsuba): 8 x 6 cm

Scabbard (Saya):

• Saya with a horizontal Sageo
• Metal alloy dragon ornaments
• Dimension of the Saya : 80 x 5 cm
• Weight without Saya : About 1,178 kg
• Weight of the Saya : 0,649 kg
• Total weight with Saya : 1,83 kg

Total length:

• Total length of the katana without Saya : 103,5 cm