Shinken-Sword T10 Folded Katana
Jun 23, 2023 12:36:44 GMT
Post by asanatheist on Jun 23, 2023 12:36:44 GMT
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Description:
This is a used T10 folded katana from Shinken-Swords. Tsukamaki was done back in 2015 by Salvatore Moretto using genuine brown silk ito. Tsuka was shortened.
Hishigami was used and wrap is functional but not the tightest. End knots are a bit loose imho but have held up to a lot of cutting.
Koshirae is so so. Some of the blackening has worn off, and the tsuba has a bend from disassembly.
Kashira is a bit loose due to end knots not being tight.
Saya has brown natural horn and a cheap sageo. It is not in ishime finish. Could use shimming to be honest.
Sword is light and nimble.
Blade specs:
27.5" nagasa from habaki, 28.3-28.5" from tsuba.
.26" Thick at the habaki
1.1" wide at habaki
Roughly .90" wide at the yokote.
Roughly .13" thick at the yokote
Rough Sori measurement is .75" from habaki w/ habaki mounted (typically you want it unmounted just fyi)
Shinogi taper, and yokote are not symmetrical, it is uneven.
T10 folded steel w/ Geometric Yokote.
More details:
Sword has been thoroughly used to cut mostly bamboo, and some tatami (maybe 15-20 rolls). It cut well and has not taken a set, nor nick on the edge. It has probably gone through 500+ bamboo. Many in the 5" range. Some dried under 4".
Currently has a light secondary bevel because quite frankly this blade was reprofiled by me using natural and synthetic stones and some nugui I had left however it did not take well on this steel.
When I was done backyard cutting around 2016-2017 I left it alone and it was a little dull. I touched it up quickly using some ceramic stones to get an serviceable edge but it is not proper edge geometry as I had done with reprofiling originally.
Blade has severe cosmetic scratches from cutting bamboo. This is very well used.
Asking $200 Shipped Con USA. Paypal. Zelle. Or Cashapp.
Description:
This is a used T10 folded katana from Shinken-Swords. Tsukamaki was done back in 2015 by Salvatore Moretto using genuine brown silk ito. Tsuka was shortened.
Hishigami was used and wrap is functional but not the tightest. End knots are a bit loose imho but have held up to a lot of cutting.
Koshirae is so so. Some of the blackening has worn off, and the tsuba has a bend from disassembly.
Kashira is a bit loose due to end knots not being tight.
Saya has brown natural horn and a cheap sageo. It is not in ishime finish. Could use shimming to be honest.
Sword is light and nimble.
Blade specs:
27.5" nagasa from habaki, 28.3-28.5" from tsuba.
.26" Thick at the habaki
1.1" wide at habaki
Roughly .90" wide at the yokote.
Roughly .13" thick at the yokote
Rough Sori measurement is .75" from habaki w/ habaki mounted (typically you want it unmounted just fyi)
Shinogi taper, and yokote are not symmetrical, it is uneven.
T10 folded steel w/ Geometric Yokote.
More details:
Sword has been thoroughly used to cut mostly bamboo, and some tatami (maybe 15-20 rolls). It cut well and has not taken a set, nor nick on the edge. It has probably gone through 500+ bamboo. Many in the 5" range. Some dried under 4".
Currently has a light secondary bevel because quite frankly this blade was reprofiled by me using natural and synthetic stones and some nugui I had left however it did not take well on this steel.
When I was done backyard cutting around 2016-2017 I left it alone and it was a little dull. I touched it up quickly using some ceramic stones to get an serviceable edge but it is not proper edge geometry as I had done with reprofiling originally.
Blade has severe cosmetic scratches from cutting bamboo. This is very well used.