The Competition 14 Fold, 1060 High Carbon Folded Steel Competition Cutting Katana is designed for cutting goza, green bamboo, tatami omote and tameshigiri. The blade is completely forged, folded, polished, crafted and assembled by hand from the most experienced craftsmen and smiths at the Imperial Forge.

The Competition blade boasts a 10" long, 8mm thick, 25mm wide tang with no taper. Mid blade is 6mm thick & 29mm wide, tapering to 5mm thick & 25mm at the kissaki. This brings the balance point forward to 5 1/2" for an easy cut. Using 1060 high carbon steel, folded 14 times creating 16,384 layers combined with the thickness of the blade, the Imperial Forge as created one of the most durable competition cuttings swords available on the market today. The full black same' wrap and dark green cotton, double wrapped ito helps protect the tsuka from the oils and sweat from your hands during training, as well as making a very comfortable, non-slip grip. We've also added a beautiful same' wrap to the saya to protect the finish of the saya from scratches and to add a comfortable, non-slip grip. The katana features a black dragon tsuba and gold dragon menuki.

The Imperial Forge Competition Katana also comes with a silk bag and maintenance kit, as well as free domestic ground shipping.

SPECIFICATIONS:

Steel Type: 1060 High Carbon Nihonto Suguta: Hira-Zukuri

Fold / Layers: 14 / 16,384 Kissaki: Chu

Ha: Convex/Moran Jihada: Medium

Mune: Ihori Hamon: Sugu

Hada: Masame Mekugi-ana: Double Pegged

Makago: Futsu Mei: Yes

Weight: 2 lbs 13.5 ounces / 250 g. Blance Point: 5 1/2"

Blade Length: 28" Tsuka Length: 11"

Tang Length: 10" (no taper) Overall Length: 39 1/4"

HRC: 62 / 44 Cutting Ability: Medium / Heavy

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