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The Kuramono ('Dark Thing') is the flagship blade in the Official SBG Professional Grade Katana line up.
T-10 Tungsten Tool Steel
Differentially Hardened with prominent Hamon
Superior Fittings and Components
Individually Hand Made
Approved for serious martial arts useage
100% Guaranteed Quality Control
The solid bodied (non fullered) 2.45 shaku (29") hand forged and polished blade is made from high quality T-10 High Speed Tool Steel, chosen because of its relative tensile strength and scratch resistent properties (HRC 58-62 on the edge and 54-56 on the spine).
The blade has a full length nakago (tang) and is differentially hardened with a prominent natural hamon, and honed to be paper cutting sharp with a traditional 10 step sharpening process.
The brass habaki is carefully fitted to the blade, which fits perfectly into a textured black saya with extra thick and hard wearing sageo.
The black "Mitsugahsira Hidari Tomoe" (left rotating triple commas) tsuba is made of solid iron for extra strength and durability.
The tsuka is 11" long and perfectly friction fitted to the blade and secured with two top quality bamboo mekugi.
The tsuka is extremely tightly wrapped (in the correct, alternating style) over real black rayskin with high quality synthetic silk ito that is actually TOUGHER wearing than REAL silk (but from an aesthetic sense is virtually indistinguishable from the real thing).
The only color of the dark fittings is the silver colored (alloy) dragon menuki.
Made for both performance, aesthetics and durability - this is a Katana built to stand the tests of time.
KEY FEATURES
- High quality blade made from durable T10 steel with a prominent, real hamon
- Basic dynamics designed and approved by a team of high ranking Canadian Japanese Sword Art Sensei
- Carefully assembled and guaranteed to be free of the common flaws that plague entry level (and even more expensive) Katana
MEASUREMENTS
Blade length: 29"
Handle length: 11"
Overall length: 40"
Blade thickness: 0.3"
Blade width: 1.18"
Weight: 2lb 7oz
Point of Balance: 6" from tsuba
