48.8Top High Quality Kobuse JP Samurai Sword Katana Start Price USD 889.99 Current Price USD 889.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, November 14, 2008 End Time Friday, November 21, 2008 Location Hunan province, 湖南省 See more about '48.8Top High Quality Kobuse JP Samurai Sword Katana' Description 48.8'' Damascus Steel Kobuse Tempered Blade & JP Ancient Method Sword & Bronze, Gold & Silver Plate Tsuba & Black Saya  Please View Our Cutting Test：               Item Description Blade  Material Overall Length Blade Length Tsuka(Handle) Length Scabbard Nukimi (Weight) Damascus Steel Kobuse 124cm/48.8inch 80cm/31.5inch 35.2cm/13.9inch 87cm/34.2inch 1,460g Blade Width Blade Thickness Blade Hardness Fittings Handle Material Saya(Scabbard) Material 3.2cm/1.3inch 0.7cm/0.3inch 60HRC Bronze, Gold & Silver Plate Silk Cord & Ray Skin Hardwood Notice: All the photos listed are taken from our real products. The details are very clear and you can have a good comparison! Attributes of the Weapon:  The blade of the sword has been constructed in the lost Damascus Steel folding technique. The sword smith painstakingly stacks and forges individual layers of steel by hand. This technique can be easily seen in the unique patterning of the steel on the blade. Traditionally this wood like grain pattern is known as the water mark. This blade features a subtle grain. This is a more traditional approach to Damascus Steel. The water mark is allowed to be shown off in its own natural beauty.     The blade of the sword has been constructed in the lost Kobuse technique. The sword smith painstakingly stacks and forges individual layers of Damascus steel by hand. The whole configuration and handwork is as like entirely as that belonging to former samurai.there are two kinds of material of the blade, outer is much soft , inner core steel is harder, so this blade can resilient and able to absorb shocks, in a way, reduces the possibility of the blade breaking or bending. and for this special material the blade not only extremely sharp but also tenacity.this katana is the one you want,you can know it from the specific of any part about this item,it is the top quality,and it made all by hand.Blade:  The blade of the sword has been hand forged using the ancient method of sword making. The visible undulating grain on the blade was resulted from clay tempering and quenching during forging, it doesn't disappear for ever, and will be distinct along with time's past because it was burned from inner.    The curve of the blade has been created as a result of the different steel used on the Ha and Shinogi. When the blade is quenched the sword is covered with a clay solution, except for the edge of the blade. The blade is then heated and quenched in water drawn from the spring of Longquan. Since the Ha cools much more quickly than the rest of the blade the molecules in the steel expand and force the softer steel to fold back.     The back of blade looks like jet black due to whetting through old traditional Japanese manual abrasive technique. you know, this whetstone is rare, now most of swords can't be whetted like this, because the cost is more expensive, and hardly any blade smith can make use of this abrasive technique. The blade has been hand polished with multiple grade stones, for this you can see the clearly hamon in the blade. and this made the blade very smooth. This level of polishing is reserved for experts in the craft.      The visible tenuous grain on the blade was resulted from folded repeatedly during forging. and the edge of blade is using 4000 layer fold steel, which is resilient and able to absorb shocks, in a way, reduces the possibility of the blade breaking or bending.     The whole configuration and handwork is as like entirely as that belonging to former samurai. The blade shaped Shinogi-zukuri without blood groove, featured Chu points and Ihori blade backs, which has irregular wavy Boshi, and billowing hamon. Futsu shape of full tang has Haagari tang tips.Guard(Tsuba): The Habaki is a one piece brass construction over a brass Seppa. The Tsuba has also been constructed of brass in a complex pattern. An additional Seppa rests behind the Tsuba to secure the tang of the sword in the Tsuka.Saya: The Saya(scabbard) has been constructed from hard wood with a high gloss rea lacquer finish. The Kurigata is wooden with a bright copper fitting and a white silk Sage-o.the Koiguchi has been lined with black bull horn.Tsuka: The handle (Tsuka) of the sword is wooden covered in a real shark skin wrap. The shark skin is then wrapped in a silk wrap. And two subminiature Menuki are rested on each side of the Tsuka. The tang of the sword is secured by two pegs (mekugi). The handle ends with a copper end cap (fuchi-kashira). In addition, this katana can be taken apart fully anytime to maintenance. You can unassembled the blade from the handle by taking out two pins. It also comes with a cotton bag. We don' have responsibility for death or injury accident caused by the negligent  or misuse for this sword.NOTE: 1）The sword on the below photos are not assembled, we will send an assembled one to you after you purchased it.2）The sword in the above cutting test video isn't  just this actual auction, it only shows this auction has the characteristic of sharp, strong and flexible as the same as that one for cutting test.3) The weight of blade is 1,460g (not including scabbard).for shipping we need to add the scabbard and pack weight. so the total weight will be about 3KG. 4）A silk sword bag comes with this sword, and if you need these:        we can give you for free,you just need pay for the shipping cost.01--360g  ：10USD  |  02--640g  ：20USD   |   03--145g  ：10USD   |   04--285g  ：10USD ITEM PICTURES  If you don't like the color we set ,you can choose it youself.but you should contact us first.Handle:Rayskin:(white、red、green、black)      Silk sword bag :   Katana Producing Process Tatara smelter diagram 1.bellows 2.platform 3.manifold 4.furnace 5.powdered 6.charcoal 7.clay drier 8.clay 9.charcoal 10.gravel 11.stone 12.coarse sand 13.pine logs 14.drainage channel  producing process  Our fabrication begins with the selection of iron ore. The way how they pick up the iron ore is a secret of our masters. That’s also crucial for forging of the katana.   Iron ore, in the furnace which has a high temperature of 1350 degrees, is melted. Once the iron is refined, we pour it out and create the steel from iron.    Our master Gassan hits and quenches it for several times, according to different requirements of carbon atom for different parts of the blade. This crucial step in the fabrication of katana requests a very high level technology and abundant experience. This step takes about 8 days.  forging with application of clay This is the most special process in the fabrication---forging with the clay. Application of the clay in different thicknesses to the blade allows the steel to cool more quickly along the thinner coated edge when plunged into the tank of water and thereby develop into the harder form of steel called martensite, which can be ground to razor-like sharpness. The thickly coated back cools more slowly retaining the pearlite steel characteristics of relative softness and flexibility. This process takes about 10 days.   Payment Paypal   (payment through paypal is safe and quick) If you are the final winner of this item, please pay for it within 7 days. If we do not receive your payment or hear from you within 7 days after the auction ended, we reserve the right to cancel your bids and sell to the next highest bidder or list the items back on auction. All incomplete transaction due to non-payment will be filed to eBay. Non-Paying Bidder will receive a Non-Paying Bidder Warning from eBay. So please payment as soon as possible.We accept payment method Only  . 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