Chris Zhou Forge Folded Kobse Dragon Katana Sword. The blade of the sword has been expertly forge folded using high carbon steel and a medium carbon steel inner core (kobuse lamination). The blade comes full tang and very sharp.

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Chris Zhou Forge Folded Kobuse Dragon Katana Sword

Chris Zhou Forge Folded Kobse Dragon Katana Sword

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Chris Zhou has become of the of leading sword smiths in the world. Born in Longquan, the legendary city of sword makers for the last 2,500 years, Zhou learned the art of sword forging from his father. Renowned for his ability Zhou has created swords for some of China's top officials including Wu Lan Fu (the former vice president), and Xi Zhongxun (the Deputy Prime Minister). Currently Zhou is the curator of the Longquan Zheng Wu Sword Forging Institute and for the Longquan Sword Museum.

In 2005 Chris Zhou won the Masters of Fire Contemporary Sword Smiths Competition. Top blade smiths from around the world entered this competition, but it was Chris Zhou's Han Wu sword that won.

From China's master smith comes yet another master piece. The blade of the sword has been meticulously constructed using the forge folding method and a kobuse lamination. The hamon of the sword has been authentically created using the traditional clay method. This ensures a hard cutting edge and impact resistant spine.

The katana is fully functional and capable of medium to heavy tameshigiri.

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Blade: The blade of the sword has been expertly forge folded using high carbon steel and a medium carbon steel inner core (kobuse lamination). The grain pattern is itame-hada (wood grain pattern). The hamon has been authentically created in a gunome pattern.
The medium niku and excellent heat treat make the sword capable of medium to heavy tameshigiri.
The blade comes full tang and very sharp.
Saya: The saya is wooden with a glossy dark green metallic finish and gold flecks. The koiguchi has been constructed from bull horn. The kurigata is wooden with bright shitodome and a dark green cotton sageo.
Tsuka: The tsuba features an antiqued finish with a sukashi style dragon. A single smoked bamboo mekugi is fitted to the tsuka. The ito is dark green cotton wrapped in a hinerimaki style over the ray skin samegawa. The menuki are a ken design. The fuchigashira are antiqued with a beautifully simplistic ocean scene.

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