Nodachi 1095 Steel Japanese Long Sword Iron Tsuba Full Tang Battle Ready Sharp Honsanmai Handle Wrap (Ito): Red Silk

Handle Wrap (Ito): Red Silk

BLADE LENGTH: 71 cm / 27

Koshirae: The Tsuba (guard)

Blade Material: 1095 High Carbon Steel Folded Clay tempered

Nodachi 1095 Steel Japanese Long Sword Iron Tsuba Full Tang Battle Ready Sharp Honsanmai Handle Wrap (Ito): Red SilkItem Introduction Odachi or nodachi was a type of traditionally made Japanese sword used by the samurai class of feudal Japan. Odachi are difficult to produce because their length makes traditional heat treatment more complicated: The longer a blade is, the more difficult (and expensive) it is to heat the whole blade to a homogeneous temperature, both for annealing and to reach the hardening temperature. The quenching process then needs a bigger