{"product_id":"heart-of-the-rippling-sea-clay-tempered-minamoto-katana-copy","title":"Nanashi 1095 Clay Tempered Minamoto Katana","description":"\u003cp\u003e‘Nanashi’ Hand Forged Katana in 1095 Clay Tempered\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Nanashi’ Minamoto Hand Forged Katana in 1095 High Carbon Steel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis handmade katana is made of 1095 high carbon folded steel. Each blade is lovingly forged in fire and beaten until the impurities are removed from the steel, leaving only the finest blade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is heat tempered in the traditional manner and quenched in oil and water. The wooden handle is wrapped in genuine Stingray skin (Samekawa) before the traditional cotton handle wrapping (Tsukamaki).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdge Retention: Stays sharp significantly longer than budget supermarket knives (52–54 HRC), reducing how often you need to re-sharpen.\u003cbr\u003eToughness \u0026amp; Forgiveness: The steel has enough flex and resilience to resist chipping, twisting, or micro-fractures if you hit a hard spot, small bone, or dense root vegetable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOverall Length (cm)    102.5\u003cbr\u003eBlade Length (cm)    71\u003cbr\u003eHandle Length (cm)    27\u003cbr\u003eBlade Width (cm)    3\u003cbr\u003eBlade Thickness (cm)    0.75\u003cbr\u003eBlade Material    1095 High Carbon Hand Forged Steel\u003cbr\u003eHandle Material    Wood\u003cbr\u003eBlade Hardness    HRC 58\u003cbr\u003eSaya Material    Hard Wood\u003cbr\u003eTsuba Material    Zinc alloy\u003cbr\u003eFittings Material    Zinc alloy\u003cbr\u003eSageo Material    Cotton\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(249, 11, 11);\"\u003ePLEASE NOTE THIS ITEM IS FOR DECORATIVE ORNAMENTAL USE ONLY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(249, 11, 11);\"\u003eAND DOES NOT INCLUDE A SHARPENED BLADE.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vx-Steel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63298633302403,"sku":"AW741","price":249.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2418\/3827\/files\/VX221926-CT-1.jpg?v=1794690546","url":"https:\/\/www.ancientwarrior.co.uk\/products\/heart-of-the-rippling-sea-clay-tempered-minamoto-katana-copy","provider":"Ancient Warrior","version":"1.0","type":"link"}