Cold Steel 29.25&quote; Dragonfly Katana Sword

WEIGHT: 39.4 oz.
THICKNESS :5/16&quote;
BLADE LENGTH: 29-1/4&quote;
HANDLE 11 1/2&quote;
STEEL / MATERIAL: 1055 Carbon
OVERALL: 40 3/4&quote;
ADDITIONAL FEATURE: Samé (Ray Skin) Handle with Teal Green Silk Braid Cord & Brass Menuki. Black Lacquered Wood Scabbard.
Sword Style: Japanese

Many Japanese swords offered today are interpretive copies of antiquities from feudal Japan, and they were made for warriors of small stature who seldom rose above five and a half feet. As beautiful and skillfully designed as these swords are, they may not be perfectly suited for the modern warrior, who has grown to be a substantially taller and stronger version of his historical counterpart!With that in mind, Cold Steel has created the Dragonfly Series - a line of Japanese swords featuring thicker, wider and heavier blades. The Dragonfly Katana is a beautiful sword with a distinctive teal-green silk cord-wrap and black samé (ray skin) handles, complementing rich iron furniture with a dragonfly motif. Their deeply curved and hand polished 1060 steel blades terminate in a long &quote;iris leaf&quote; point for maximum cutting potential. Additionally, these swords come with two protective bags. A blue cotton travel bag and an intricately decorative display bag made from the finest heavy silk brocade.