Still today, the dragon plays an important role in Japan, and not only when it comes to New Year´s Day celebrations. In contrary to the western mysticism the dragon is in Japan a mystical creature which is said to bring the people good luck. More information...
John Lee Katana DRAGON
- The sword has a fake hamon line (cross grind)
- Blade of 1045 carbon steel
- The blade edge is 48-50 HRC hard in its whole cross-cut
- The exceptional tsuba consists of a dragon surrounding the whole word.
- Blade length to the tsuba is 72cm
- very sharp blade edge !
- the overall length without the scabbard is 103cm;
- the blade incurvation (Sori) is approx. 18-20mm;
- the thickness of the blade back is approx. 5,6mm;
- blade thickness at habaki approx. 7,9mm
- length of the grip 31cm
- The weight without the scabbard is 1000 g /with scabbard 1250 g
The katana has a handforged blade made of carbon steel with a fine hamon and has been tempered traditionally. The tsuba of this remarkable sword features a dragon which surrounds the sword. The sharp blade features a hi (fuller) to reduce the total weight. The handle (tsuka) is made of wood, has been coated with real fish skin and features two menukis. In addition, it has been traditionally wrapped in black cotton. The tang is especially long and fixed with two bamboo pegs (mekugi). The scabbard (saya) is made of wood and the blade collar (habaki) is made of brass. This katana has been made according to original museum exhibitions. The sword comes with a certificate of origin, wrapped in cloth and packed in a high-quality wooden box. All measurements stated may vary slightly from piece to piece.