John Lee Fujisan Katana, Damascus Structure

Treat Yourself to John Lee Fujisan Katana, Damascus Structure

John lee fujisan katana, damascus structure



Hand forged samurai sword from the john lee series



Masterpieces of Asian blacksmithing

- The sword blades are hand forged in carbon steel and tempered in a traditional way.

- The blades have been folded 12 times (resulting in approximately 8,000 layers) and have a beautiful Damascus structure.

- The sharp blades have been provided with a bo-hi (channel) to reduce weight.

- The handles (tsuka) are made of wood, covered with real fish skin (seed).

- The handle wrappers (tsuka-ito) are traditionally made of black cotton.

- Two menukis embedded in the handles.

- The sword rods are especially long and are fixed to the handle with 2 bamboo pins (mekugi).

- The sheaths (saya) are made of wood.

- The blade clamps (habaki) are made of brass.

- Made according to museum templates.



John lee fujisan katana

At over 3,700 meters, Mount Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan. This sacred mountain plays an important role in Shintoism, the ancient Japanese religion. Fu means rich, Ji means warrior, and San means mountain. The tsuba depicts Mount Fujisan.



Dimensions/details:

The blades fold 12 times.

Total length: approx. 104 cm

Blade length: approx. 73 cm

Handle length: approx. 12"

Blade curvature (sori): approx. 18-20 mm

Weight without cover: approx. 1.05kg

Weight with case: approx. 1.3 kg



The term Damascus steel , Damascus steel or simply Damascus refers to a composite steel made from two or more different types of steel. The name is derived from the Syrian city of Damascus, which is considered an ancient stronghold and origin of the production Damascus steel.

Typically, a hard, high-carbon steel and a soft, low-carbon steel are joined together by repeated welding and folding (forging). The high-carbon steel provides higher hardness, better hardenability, and increased edge retention, while the softer steel gives the blade greater elasticity and higher resistance to breaking. With this technology, which was developed in a time of poor and changing steel qualities, the positive properties of different steels can be combined. Due to the different colors with different carbon contents, impressive patterns of alternating layers are created, such as the so-called twist Damascus or rose Damascus . Because of these patterns, Damascus swords from the Middle Ages were said to have an inherent magic. The Edda describes a Damascene sword as a bloody worm, a poisonous snake.



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