For your martial arts practice, I offer you a special Iaito from the WKC Solingen sword forge. Every detail of the sword has been carefully designed. Its elegant design combines traditional blacksmithing craftsmanship with modern functionality. It is also a beautiful collector's item and will certainly find its place in your collection. I am convinced of its good value for money and high quality.
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Hand-forged and hardened blade made of spring steel (C65). Suitable for Tameshigiri
Yuga Katana with C65 spring steel blade is a high-quality katana.
Sugata (blade shape):
- Hand-forged without bohi (groove) on both sides and with chu-kissaki (tip). Hardened spring steel made from C65 material. The hardness of the back (mune) and the ha (cutting edge) is approx. 55° HRC Rockwell.
- NO BOHI!
- Dimensions:
- Nagasa (blade length from Habaki): approx. 71 cm - 28 inches
- Curvature: approx. 0.8 inches
- Moto-Kasane (thickness): approx. 7 mm.
- Saki-Kasane: approx. 5 mm
- Saki-Haba: approx. 24 mm.
- Moto-Haba (width): approx. 32 mm.
- Center of gravity (measured from Habaki): approx. 12 cm
- Weight of the sword without Saya: approx. 1.0 kg
- Weight of the Saya: approx. 0.3 kg
- Total length of the sword approx. 103 cm
KOSHIRAE
- Fuchi Kashira (handle band and cap):
- Beautifully crafted from carbon steel, painted black.
- Tsuka (handle):
- Wooden handle, adapted to the blade tang, approx. 26 cm long.
- Tsuka-ito (handle wrapping):
- Samé:
- Genuine ray skin, bleached.
- 2 Menuki:
- Brass, one on each side, traditional mounting.
- Habaki:
- Seppa:
- Mekugi:
- Bamboo, in the traditional manner, the two Mekugi-ana are drilled diagonally to each other through the tang. The holes are conical and the Mekugi are not inserted from the same side.
- Tsuba (guard):
- Carbon steel, hand-polished, black lacquered. Simple, elegant design.
- Saya (sheath):
- Made of wood, finished by hand and coated with black lacquer and an optical structure. The curvature is adapted to the blade. The kurikata eyelet has two shitodome, the koi-guchi is made of horn.
- Sageo:
- Accessories included:
- High-quality wooden box with foam insert.
