L6 steel Iaito

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Specifications

Blade length 72cm (27.5 inches)
Handle length 27cm (10.5 inches)
Weight 1150g with saya, 870 g without saya
Blade material throughly hardened L6
Fitting material Antiqued brass
Habaki Solid brass
Handle wrap Genuine stingray skin + black silk ito from Japan
Saya color black (with buffalo horn)
Sageo Black (Namikawa Heibei)

L6 steel Iaito is a great tool for practicing correct draws and cutting. The bo-hi on the side of the blade make distinctive sound when a cut is executed correctly. The blade is throughly hardened and it is resistive to bending.

The construction of an L6 steel iaito is identical to a real katana, including the use of genuine stingray skin (same) in construction of tsuka. The tsuka is double pegged. The blade is not differentially hardened and the hamon is artificially made.