Aichi Wakizashi Tamahagane Flower Horimono with double sided Suguha hamon

Aichi japanese Tamahagane Wakizashi with double-sided Suguha hamon

Hand forged blade made of TAMAHAGANE steel of the highest quality. The blade is completely polished and sharpened in the Japanese traditional way, i.e. with grinding stones of different hardness and consistency. The blade was polished with hazuya stone in the final stage to a razor edge and is decorated with an engraving of the oriental symbol HORIMONO according to ancient techniques. This gem of aillustrates the experience of the craftsman and the knowledge of traditional metallurgy passed down from generation to generation. Only highly skilled blacksmiths and grinders can create this beautiful and inimitable blade. It is truly an extraordinary piece for true professionals !

Tsuka: (handle) wooden core covered with genuine stingray(Samegawa) skin. The blade of the knife is secured by a single mekugi pin. You can remove the blade from the handle by pulling out this pin. There is an ornament on each side of the Tsuka.

Saya: (shell - cover) made of hardwood - the surface is lacquered and matt.
Koiguchi + kojir + mekugi is made of real black buffalo horn.

TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION:

- Overall length - 795 mm
- Weight - 800 g including Saya
- Blade length (Nagasa) - 56,7 cm (including Habaki 2.2 cm)
- Blade material - Tamahagane steel
- Hamon - real double sided Suguha type
- Habaki - hand decorated brass (length 2.2 cm)
- Tsuka - wooden core wrapped with genuine stingray skin
- Saya - wooden, black, matt

TAMAHAGANE STEEL - Japanese steel made by traditional charcoal melting. The porous material of sponge-like structure contains impurities and unevenly distributed carbon in the range of 1-1.5%. During the forging and folding process (around 10 folds), all the slag and impurities of the carbon steel are burned off and the clean steel is folded into a blade with uncompromising strength and a very sharp cutting edge. Approximately 3-4 kg of oroshigane is required to produce 1 kg of homogenized steel.

This steel can be recognised by its distinctive appearance: high-quality tamahagan steel has the usual shiny silver appearance. Orange, blue or red dots can sometimes be seen on its surface. It is not an impurity, but the result of a natural oxidation process.

Wakizashi is a Japanese samurai short sword with the same appearance as the katana. The Wakizashi was carried in a pair of daishou, as a backup weapon. The wakizashi blade is made using the same process as a katana, but should not exceed about 60 cm in length. Most often, broken blades of long swords (katanas) were used for making them. The wakizashi was considered a guardian of honour and was almost never put away by the samurai. Even in his own home, the samurai kept his wakizashi handy in case of sudden attack. He wore it tucked behind his kaku-obi belt, blade up, so that he could respond to a sudden attack from the enemy directly from its sheath. In the case of ritual suicide (sppuka) , the samurai used his wakizashi, or more commonly, a dagger tanto.

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