Extra long Samurai sword ”NODACHI”

Description

This Samurai sword is something very special and extremely difficult to obtain. Nodachi is 170 cm long sword which was used fighting on the battlefield. Today only a few more schools that can use such a sword, but it can be a challenge to all practitioners of Japanese swordsmanship. Also, this sword is also an essential item of every serious collector of Japanese swords.

This sword is hand made using traditional making techniques and only high quality materials are used. The blade is made of folded AISI 1060 High Carbon steel, clay forged and hand polished. All parts (Tsuba, Fuchi, Kashira, Habaki) are metal and hand-made, and not like the cheap swords where this parts are made of aluminum alloy. The traditional process of forging the blade gives maximum strength and flexibility. Because the sword is hand-made, every sword is unique and different than other. For easier maintenance, the sword can be fully seperated.
This sword is not in of serial production which use materials of lesser quality!

Details:
Metal: AISI 1060 High Carbon Steel
NAGASA: 130 cm (132 cm with Habaki)
HAMON: Notare style
SORI: 4,50 cm
TSUKA: 40 cm
TSUKA ITO: black cotton
SAME: real ray skin
TSUBA: Mokkogata
BOHI: YES
SAYA: 134 cm. black lackquired Kurora wood
SAGEO: /
MEKUGI: 2X bamboo

Weight: approx. 2.320 g (with Saya) – 1.890 g (without Saya)
Total lenght: approx. 170 cm

The sword is not sharpened.

Gift: black cotton bag.

Note! This article is sold only to persons over 18 years.