Tanto Shimazu wooden red hilt, red scabbard

Tanto Shimazu wooden red hilt, red scabbard

• Total length approx. 389mm
• Blade length approx. 219mm
• Blade width approx. 27.04mm
• Thickness of the upper blade approx. 6.12mm
• Blade thickness at Yokote approx. 3.36mm
• Tube size approx. 58 x 58mm
• The blade is blunt with a sharp tip
• Including kogai and kozuka
• Weight approx. 644 g
• Weight without sheath approx. 413 g
• Blade made of stainless steel AISI 420
• Grip made of natural hard wood
• A sword used by the Shimazu families of Ainu period
• Tsuba, kashira, menuki made of Zamak Alloy (base metal zinc with alloying elements of aluminium, magnesium, and copper)
• Tsuba: showing samurais on a battlefield.
• Kogai made of zinc
• Kozuka handle is zinc and blade stainless steel.
• Saya made of Aluminium with painted, lacquered and polished finish
• Hardened blade with fake hamon
• Two embossed golden moon-shaped stamps (official stamp) from Tokugawa and Ieyasu. Two great Shoguns from the Japanese History.
• A sword for decorative / ornamental use only. Not a combat-ready weapon for practical use!

All data stated above are approximate and may vary slightly from piece to piece.

Top branded quality, made by Art Gladius^®. Made in Toledo (Spain), in the city with centuries-long traditional of blacksmithing, sword-making and other ancient crafts.