40 1/2" Samurai Sword
T10 Steel, Hand Forged High Carbon Steel, Ray Skin Handle.
Notare Hamon, Copper Habaki & Seppa
Notare is a hamon which looks like a gentle wave of flowing water.
hamon (plural hamons)
- A wavy line found on steel products that have been hardened differentially, with soft and hard steel sections, where the tempered steel is separated from the softer parts by the hamon.
The habaki is the metal piece that wraps around the base of the blade next to the tsuba. The habaki helps lock the tsuba in position, sometimes with the aid of seppa or spacers. The habaki also locks the blade into the saya (scabbard) holding it in place so the katana will not easily slide out.
