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The furniture of each piece in the Great Wave Set displays the renowned Tomoe motif used frequenly for family crests and shrine decoration. The tsuba, fuchi, & kashira are made of blackened iron and feature the Tomoe crest (mon). The blades are hand-forged from T10 high-carbon steel and are differentially hardened using traditional claying methods. The temper line (hamon) is evident and prominent. Each piece has a deeply lacquered black saya with a one-piece brass habaki construction. Real ray skin (same) is used on the tsuka, and the tsuka-ito and sageo are made of premium woven Japanese black cotton. The katana and wakizashi are constructed with a long (o) kissaki and are well suited for cutting exercises (tameshigiri). Features: – High-carbon steel – Deeply lacquered black saya – Ideal for cutting exercises Specifications: – Overall length: 26 1/2″ – Blade length: 18 ¾” – Handle length: 6 1/2″ – Weight: 1lb 11oz – Point of Balance: 4″ – Width at Guard: 1.17″ – Width at Tip: .82″ – Thickness at Guard: .26″ – Thickness at Tip: .24″ – Sori: 1/2″
