{"product_id":"white-katana-sword-high-carbon-1095-steel-sword-smokey-white-sword-41","title":"White Katana Sword- High Carbon 1095 Steel Sword - Smokey White Sword- 41\"","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003eKatana Description\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003eHistorically, katana (also known and samurai) swords were one of the Japanese weapons that were used by the samurai of ancient and feudal Japan.  The katana is characterized by its distinctive appearance with a curved, single-edged blade, a circular or squared guard, and long two-handed grip.  Western historians have said that katana were among the finest cutting weapons in world military history.  Katana defines a sword of this description that longer than 24\".  This katana measures 41\" and is made from blended high carbon Damascus steel with brass bolsters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003eBlade Materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003eThe sword is made from 1095 steel.  1095 steel is the highest carbon steel commonly used in swords.  It has a carbon level of .95% which is one of the highest carbon levels for any type of steel.  The most common high carbon swords are 1045 steel which only have .45% carbon content in the steel.  1095 steel is known for its ability to maintain an edge and is an incredibly hard steel.  1095 steel typically has a hardness of 56-58 HRC.  The problem with 1095 steel is that it is lacks flexibility.  Flexibility is critical to sword making so the sword doesn't break on high impact collisions.  To increase the flexibility of this steel, clay tempering is used to soften the steel. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e The clay is thickly painted on the blade to insulates the parts of the blade that we want softened so they cool more slowly during the quenching process.  In this case, the clay is painted everywhere except the edge.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003eThis clay tempering process keeps the strong and sharp edge of the blade while allowing the rest of the blade to be more flexible.  This process optimizes the strength of the blade and maximizes its sharpness creating an incredible strong blade and sharp edge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003eSword Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003eOverall Length: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e41\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003eSheath\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e: Wood sheath\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003eTang:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e Full\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003eHandle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e Wood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003eRockwell Hardness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e: 56-58 HRC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003eBlade Material:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e 1095 Steel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003eWhite Katana Sword- High Carbon 1095 Steel Sword - 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