CAS Hanwei SH2449 Lion Dog Wakizashi High Alloy Steel Sword, Multi

Description

The Lion dog wakizashi from Paul chen of hanwei features an o-kissaki blade of our own high-alloy hws-1s steel, which combines superior performance with an outstanding o-choji hamon. This steel is made in hanwei's new factory, with high-tech equipment, producing a very pure advanced-metallurgy blade with the best edge-holding capability and resilience of any blade ever produced by hanwei. The outstanding performance characteristics of blades forged from hws-1s steel derive from a combination of the careful selection of alloying elements and a complex processing procedure, basically involving the manipulation of the steel's carbon content across the blade section. This results in a very tough and resilient blade with a hard, highly abrasion-resistant edge. The sharply detailed fittings feature a lion-dog themed black iron tsuba, with matching fuchi/kashira and golden peony menuki. The complex saya features a gloss-lacquered ribbed section at the koiguchi/kurikata with the Balance spatter-lacquered for a very attractive appearance. The premium multi-colored sageo is hand-woven in pure silk.