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The Ryujin customized iaito is a hand-forged Shinogi Zukuri-style Japanese sword for advanced students of Japanese swordsmanship and Iaito practitioners. It has a 65Mn spring steel blade with no bohi (blood groove); the blade is unsharpened and has a blunt tip.
The blade is differentially hardened: clay protects the edge and mune before water quenching. The hamon is made using a process described as the same as that used for traditional Shinsakuto of Japan. Ha HRC 55 (edge hardness); Mune HRC 40 (back and core hardness). Overall length is 39.5"; Nagasa length is 27" / 27.75" with habaki; Tsuka length is 11" / 11.5" with kashira. Point of balance is 5.5", sori is 0.6", and weight without saya is 2 lb 6.4 oz.
The mounting has a Higo-style theme, tapered handle and rounded kashira. The tsuba is blackened 1045 steel; the fuchi and kashira are steel Higo-style fittings. The description specifies hineri maki synthetic silk wrapping over brass menuki, while the item specs list black cotton ito. The Tsuka is wrapped with real rayskin (samegawa); the sageo is thick black chemical fiber. Mekugi are double-pinned bamboo, and the fittings are blackened metal.
Options include 9 tsuba, 9 saya and 7 tsuka choices. Listed variants include red or blue handles with black fittings and a gloss black saya, with tsuba choices including Fugaku, Shishi Botan, Raikuo, Kamakiri, Kaitatsu, Tsuru, Hitaka, Musashi and Ryujin. The item is brand new and includes a certificate and cotton sword bag.