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1045 carbon steel blade
Hand forged and sharpened
Cast metal alloy tsuba & pommel
Solid bras habaki & accents
Hand-lacquered scabbard
42 " overall length
*This item is excluded from express shipping
1045 carbon steel blade
Hand forged and sharpened
Cast metal alloy tsuba & pommel
Solid bras habaki & accents
Hand-lacquered scabbard
42 " overall length
*This item is excluded from express shipping
Product Description
Hand forged using centuries-old artisan clay tempering techniques, this Ten Ryu katana sword is a fully functional work of art. The 1045 carbon steel blade is hand forged and sharpened, complete with a traditional blood groove and brass habaki blade sleeve. The cast metal alloy tsuba is in the design of a dragon with highly detailed and realistic scales. The genuine ray skin handle is wrapped in black cord, a black lacquered scabbard houses the blade in traditional katana fashion.
This sword came very quickly, and arrived super sharp. For the money I'm sure it will do just fine, however, a couple of caveats: The Fuchi (collar near the guard) on the Ito (hilt) is a little bit loose, nothing to write home about, but it rattles a tiny bit, and the tsuba (guard) is small and thin. Most importantly, I do not believe the blade is deferentially hardened (ie clay tempered) as the description indicates. There is a Hamon (temper line) but it is clearly faux and not the natural line that occurs when tempered in the traditional manner. For display and backyard cutting of bottles this likely will not matter, but if you are paying for a sword thinking you'll get the more desirable clay temper, you likely will be disappointed. (The ten ryu product code is JL808, and other sellers do not advertise it as clay tempered that I can find) Overall, I believe this will be a fine blade, with full tang, double pegged construction, decent carbon steel, and good balance. It should do its job of destroying water filler plastic bottles just fine.
Keith Mar 13, 2015 (3 out of 5)
Clay tempered...No
My review of this sword would be identical to the review by Tom from Kentucky if I had not seen his just now. I know it was unrealistic to believe this sword would have had a real Hamon and be clay tempered but I have another Ten Ryu that is superb and trusted the write up because there have been some quality buy from Budk in the past years. Glad Tom wrote the Ten Ryu product code in his review, it's the same one that arrived today and I initially thought they had sent the wrong product. It's a nice enough sword for play and display.
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Clay Tempered Dragon Tsuba Ten Ryu Katana Sword With Scabbard