Purchased in 2014 and handled once before safe storage (again for listing). All original as supplied, complete with traditional care kit. This is a beautiful sword, above entry-level offerings. Brown accents with beautiful gold lacquered Saya. Hanwei model SH2010. From Catalog Website: Each piece in the Bushido Series (SH1210) has a hand forged & folded K120C powder steel blade, differentially tempered using a traditional claying method to produce an HRC60 edge, HRC40 back. The temper line (hamon) is evident and prominent and the grain pattern (hada) shows distinct layers. The saya are deeply ... |