Clay Tempered Katana 1060 Carbon Steel Buddhist Sacred Wheel Sword with Red Scabbard Traditional hand forge Maru method 1060 Carbon Steel - Differentially Hardened Katana Tempered RfB (Ready for Battle). 1060 High Carbon Steel with clay temper process. 57 HRC blade edge hardness. Hamon and hardness created with temper process. Real hamon, not wire brushed or printed. Real ray skin wrapped grip with black cotton cord wrap. Extremely sharp hand honed edge. Metal tsuba, fuchi, and kashira; Brass habaki. Can be disassembled for care or display. Dual bamboo mekugi (peg), hardwood handle. Hardwood scabbard with high quality piano paint finish. Specifications Overall Length: 41.75 Inches Blade Length: 28.75 Inches Blade Material: 1060 High Carbon Steel, Maru Forge Style Blade Thickness: 7.5mm to 4.5mm Taper Ha HRC: 57 Edge Hardness Mune HRC: 45 Inner Core Hardness Tang: Full Tang, Steel Sharpness & Functionality: Extremely Sharp, Battle Ready, For Tamashigiri Tsuba: Zinc Alloy, Buddhist Sacred Wheel Moto-haba: 1.26 Inches Saki-haba: 0.9 Inches Motoshige: 0.3 Inches Sen juu: 0.18 Inches Hamon: Clay Tempered, Tyouji, Authentic Handle Length: 11.5 Inches Handle: Hardwood, Stingray Skin, Black Ito Wrap Saya: Hardwood, High Gloss Red Finish Includes: Sword Bag *Scabbard is Red, not Black