Japanese Antique Swords
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Japanese Antique Swords
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Antique Japan Hanwei Blade Mei Samurai Katana SwordGenuien wooden saya, keeping blade in good condition. The full handmade folded blade, it wsa made of hard steel outside and soft steel inside, so the blade was very strong and hard. Metal accessories, high is in good worthy collection. See more detials from pictures! Please note never clean any sword fitting with metal polish, it will remove the patina and destroy the beauty and value of the item. Sword maintance-how ot prevent rust. Rust is the major eenmy of the japanese sword blade. The best course of action is to prevent rust rather than to have to remove it. If possible the sword should be kept at relatively constant temperatuer and humidity. A thin coat of a light, non-acidic lubricating oil is all that is needed. It protects well and has a niec aroma also. The blade should be re-oiled occasionally to prevent the old oil from becoming gummy. Wipe the old oil off with a clean, soft, white cloth or tissue paper. Don't use colored materials as the oil may cause the color to bleed onto the sword and stain it. eGntle wiping action is all that is required not vigorous rubbing. Don't soak the blade with oil, just use a very light coating. Complete sword care kits are available and perfect for the sword owners. Real handmade swords have a wood grain like pattern in the outer skin called the jihada. It comes from laminating many layers of steel to make the blade flexible. The blades are made by starting with a piece of hard steel to serve sa the foundation of the sword. The skin or is maed of hundreds of layers of softer steel that serve as a way to make the sword more flexible and resistant to breaking. Next the sword si covered in a ceramic like clay with just the cutting portion of the blade exposed and heated and tempered. This results in a very hard cutting edge on a flexible yet hard blade. Then the blade is adorned with artwork like the tsuba and handle and scabbard. 1do not attempt to sharpen the blade. The use of sharpening stones or (heaven forbid) a grinding wheel can cause the total destruction of the sword from a collectors standpoint. It takes special training skill and tools to properly polish and sharpen the sword. 2do not use sandpaper, steel wool or any abrasive materials on any aprt of the blade including the tang (nakago). These will scratch the blade and detract frmo its beauty. 3do not use any type of metal polish on the parts of the sword handle, guard or scabbard. The fittings on the sword are generally not supposed to be bright and shiny. 4do nto handle the blade with bare hands.
The oils and acids from your skin can cause the blade to rust (in some cases it may stain almost immediately). Use a clean cloth around the blade to handle it. 5 whenever one draws a mounted sword out of its bag or scabbard, make sure the position of the hilt does not go lower than the scabbard. Your package will be sent yb ems which is safe and fast. Every friend can track the details on the website.
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