Blade: Real Japanese Wakou(Tamahagane). The Tamahagane steel is rare now.
The blade has been polished with 13 procedures with ancient method.
TSUBA(plate): Iron with gold and silver, the tsuba is used to protect your hand from sliding onto the blade during thrusts.
HABAKI(blade collar):is a one piece brass construction, there is engraving on the habaki of this sword. The main point of the habaki is to make the saya tight to the blade, so it is normal if there is scratch on. SEPPAS(spacer):Two Seppas secure the tsuba( if the tsuba is not so tight after a long time,you can disassemble the sword and put more seppas there.
HANDLE: Wide on the 2 ends,thin in the middle; Hardwood wrapped with leather ito. Fuchi&Kashira on the 2 ends of the handle.
SAGEO: Used to tie the sword on your waist as a belt in the old time,but now we usually tie on the saya as in the picture.
SAYA(scabbard):The saya (sheath) of the sword is made of hardwood with Sageo on the Kurigaga (knob) of the scabbard.
BO-Hi: Usually Bo-hi added to the blade is to lighten it and provide audible feedback when swung called Blood-Groove sometimes. This sword has bo-hi.
It will come with a gift box, the certificate of collection paper and etc.