Winter Sun Katana - Forged

• 5160 Differentially-Tempered Forged Carbon Steel Blade
• Authentic Construction and Details
• Winter Theme and Monkey Motif 
• Item: SD35220

Overall: 44 1/2"
Blade Length: 31"
Handle Length: 13"
Weight: 2 lbs 15oz
Width at Guard: 31.5mm
Width at Tip: 23.3mm
Thickness at Guard: 7.1mm
Thickness at Tip: 4.9mm
Sori: 3/4"
Blade Steel: 5160
Hrc Edge: 60
Hrc Back: 40

Differential Tempered Winter Sun Samurai 

You asked for it and now you have it. The Winter Sun Katana now features a differentially harded blade with a lengh of 31" by demand. Keeping all the desired features of the original through-tempered high carbon steel verison, a visible hamon ripples down the blade. The tsuba again features the snow-flakes, again by popular demand.

The macaque (Japanese snow monkeys) know survival requires communal support.  Our Winter Sun Katana mirrors the cold reality of the darkest days of the year on the tsuba (guard) and menuki. The blackened tsuba,  fuchi,  tsuka-ito and fuchi-kashira contrast the real white same (rayskin) handle and the black textured lacquered saya.

The 5160 forged high-carbon steel blade features a 1 ½" kissaki (point) and blade geometry conducive to rigorous cutting without chipping or deformation on soft and semi-hard targets.