The
popular Shinto Katana is the corner stone of our Hanwei
line of Samurai weapons. The Shinto is mounted in black
and the tsuka-ito is in Japanese cotton over ray skin.
The black iron tsuba is formed by a finely rendered dragon,
detailed in gold, with true back-and-front detail. The
blade is hand-forged in high-carbon steel and is edge-tempered
using the traditional clay tempering method, resulting
in a distinct hamon. Edge hardness is 60HRC, back hardness
40HRC. The grip is double-pegged to the tang for safety.