Genji Katana Gunome further increasing its hardness and

further increasing its hardness and visual appeal

Elegant Tsuba and Handle

The handle (Tsuka) is wrapped in a rich crimson silk Tsuka-ito over white synthetic rayskin

The addition of horn fittings elevates the design

18 inches) Blade Thickness 0

Genji Katana Gunome further increasing its hardness andGenji Katana Folded Steel, Kobuse Forged, Clay Tempered The Genji Katana is forged through the kobuse () method a hard steel core encased in a softer jacket, preserving both edge retention and flexibility. The body is clay tempered, differentially hardened to bring out a real gunome hamon flowing waves across the blade, shaped by fire. This katana apart is its folded steel. Folded again and again, each pass refines the grain, evens the carbon, and