CAS Hanwei SH2471 Hunter Katana

CAS Hanwei SH2471 Hunter Katana

"The Hunter Katana is built on the Hanwei L6/Bainite blade in the Shinogi Zukuri style and featuring superb koshirae the Hunter is a very desirable and functional piece. The subdued green silk ito and green striped lacquered saya compliment the blackened tsuba with golden accents featuring a raptor stalking his next prey.
Bainite is a structure of high-carbon steel that combines great strength with excellent flexibility and shock absorption characteristics. It has been known as an exemplary Katana blade component for a number of years but its use has been restricted to a few top-class master smiths due to the difficulties involved in performing the exacting heat treatment procedures necessary for the production of a Bainite blade body in combination with the very hard Martensite Yakiba (edge section) required for Katana blades.
Hanwei has now mastered this difficult process using billets of L-6 tool steel (a very tough high-carbon low-alloy steel) as a starting point. Blades are forged and shaped in the normal way then carefully heat treated to achieve the required Bainite and Martensite structures before final polishing.

Specifications:

- Overall: 41 1/4""
- Blade Length: 27 5/8""
- Handle Length: 12 1/4""
- Weight: 2lb 12oz
- Point of Balance: 4 1/2""

Key Features:

- L6/Bainite Blade
- Silk sageo
- Traditional Construction" }