Specs This Shinwa is an exceptional masterpiece from its exquisitely hand-forged blade to its expertly crafted cast metal pommelIt has a keenly sharp, hand-forged 27 3/4” 1045 carbon steel blade with a high-polished finish, extending from a brass habakiThe sword has a dragonfly open-work tsuba, crafted of metal alloy and finished in an antiqued brass color, complementing the handleThe sturdy wooden handle is wrapped in genuine tea-stained rayskin and then wrapped in black cord in the traditional styleThe 39” overall katana slides, just like a glove, into a black lacquered wooden scabbard, accented with black cord-wrap