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The
expanding C.A.S./Hanwei line of Samurai weapons continues to promote
the availability of authentically crafted pieces at realistic
prices. CAS has modified and improved many of your old favorites,
which now feature revised and antiqued furniture as well as blade
geometry. The Katana, Wakizashi, Tanto, Yari and Naginata in this
line display features usually found only in original pieces, giving
knowledgeable users and collectors a unique opportunity to own
a weapon of a quality usually found only in private collections,
museums or the Orient.
In both the forged steel
and the folded steel series, the grip construction features genuine
ray skin covered wood, wrapped very tightly in the traditional
pattern to display the ray skin and the menuki. The tsuba are
meticulously crafted in traditional themes, which are repeated
in the fuchi, kashira, and menuki. The deeply lacquered wood scabbards
have authentic polished horn fittings, and protective bags and
maintenance kits are supplied with each piece.
Blades in the forged
steel series (Shinto, Golden Oriole, Mushashi, Tsnumani, Wind &
Thunder) are hand forged from various high-carbon steels.
In the forged-folded steel series (Kami, Orchid, Tiger, Bushido)
the blades are hand forged and folded from K-120C Swedish
powdered steel. The steel manufacturing process provides an excellent
dispersion of carbides, resulting in a very tough steel with outstanding
edge-holding properties.
The traditional clay-tempering
process is used for both series, to produce an edge hardness of
HRC 60 and a back hardness of HRC 40. The hard edge provides an
excellent cutting capability, while the more resilient body of
the blade allows it to absorb the shock of the cutting stroke.
After forging and heat treating each blade is hand polished, revealing
both the hamon (temper line) and, in the case of the forged-folded
steel series, the linear folding pattern. The katana in both series
have long tangs and are fitted with two mekugi (bamboo pegs) for
greater security. |
