Bushido Tanto SH1212 - Hanwei Paul Chen Swords

This is the Bushido Tanto (SH1212) of the Paul Chen Bushido Swords series. Each piece of this collection has a hand forged & folded K120C powder steel blade, differentially tempered using a traditional claying method to produce an HRC60 edge, HRC40 back.

The Bushido Tanto features a tsuka made of blackened and bronzed iron with a highly detailed battle scene (in gold and silver).

while the tsuka of the tanto is of blackened and bronzed iron, with detailing in gold and silver and a battle scene decoration. The sageo is woven from top of the line Japanese cotton, the fuchi and kashira are buffalo horn. The blade collar (habaki) is a one piece brass construction. The blade of the Tanto is grooved (bo-hi) on both side.