Kami Wakizashi (Guardian Warriors)

Kami Wakizashi (Guardian Warriors)

The ray skin used on the tsuka is of the highest quality, and the tsuka-ito and sageo are woven from best quality Japanese silk. The fuchi, kashira, kojiri, koiguchi and kurigata are all made from blackened bronze, with decoration in relief and selective detailing of copper, silver and gold.

The tsuba, which depicts the Kami, or Guardian Warriors, is crafted in hardened blackened copper with decoration in relief and selective silver and gold detailing. The habaki is a two-piece construction, the inner section being copper and the outer section gold-plated brass.

The saya is deeply lacquered in red, with a black ring-carved section at the mouth.

The matching Kami Katana (SH1201) and Kami Tanto (SH1203) are also available to complete your collection.

Made by Hanwei.

Key features:

• Folded K120C high carbon steel blade
• Top-of-the-line quality
• Traditional construction

Specifications:

• Blade material: K120C powder steel
• Overall length: approx. 66cm
• Blade length: approx. 47cm
• Handle length: approx. 15.9cm
• Weight: approx. 680 g
• Point of balance: approx. 8.9cm from the guard
• Blade width at guard: approx. 3cm
• Blade width at tip: approx. 2.2cm
• Blade thickness at guard: approx. 6mm
• Blade thickness at tip: approx. 5mm
• Sori: approx. 1.3cm

Specs may slightly vary from piece to piece.