Using ancient forging techniques our swordsmiths combine the perfect amount of form and function into a wide range of samurai swords.
Folded steel swords for sale.
The samurai sword dates back to the japanese edo period and as far back as the kamakura period.
This produces a subtle hada right on the blade s surface.
Limited edition chinese jian sword t10 folded steel with special feather pattern 1 299 1 199.
This is not a simple and cheap copy hand forged.
Regular price 229 99 229 99.
41 hand forged japanese samurai dragon sword katana folded steel full tang blade.
The difference between nihonto and damascus steel varies a lot and due to the fact that the secrets of making damascus steel are lost some people compare between the two.
In truth nihonto was making of a samurai sword in japan involved folding the steel several times to get rid of impurities since the iron in japan was of very poor quality it needed.
The material of this blade is folded steel.
The folded steel is.
So for those who wish to have these characteristics on their samurai sword they should opt for a folded blade.
Shirasaya wakizashi t10 clay tempered steel 349 329.
Hand forged blade with full tang can cut bamboo with strike.
The distinctive curved blade and long grip was designed as a two handed sword and became the symbol of the samurai class.
The process of folding the blade that is utilized for the nihonto is a part of the process of refining steel.
All the swords on sale through us are handmade by our experienced swordsmith.
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The truth about folded steel.
Handmade japanese samurai functional sword katana folded damascus steel blade brass tsuba.
Musashi swords capture this timeless art form in each katana produced.
The art of japanese sword making is a skill mastered by very few swordsmiths and passed down by each generation for over a millennia.
T10 clay tempered steel katana blade 649 599.
It was traditionally made with tamahagane steel that swordsmiths would fold and temper into a curved sword.
Folded steel blades commonly referred to as damascus steel or pattern welded steel are made by hammering the steel flat and folding it over itself repeatedly to create several thousand layers of steel.
Aisi 1050 1060 carbon steel was forged several times and then be shaped a rolled steel called folded steel.
The blade of the sword has been hand forged using the ancient method of sword making.
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At swords of the east we offer you the highest quality folded steel japanese swords.
Most of our damascus steel swords are folded 13 times creating 8 192 layers.
All our samurai swords are designed in japan produced in china sword city with more than 2 600 years of sword making history we have 13 sword masters to handmade all.
During the forging process a hamon unique to the swordsmith was.