John Lee - Golden Flower Wakizashi (Folded Line)

  

Hand forged 12 times folded Blade (about 8000 layers) of 1045 Carbon steel.

Blade in Shinogi-Zukuri-Style with fuller (Bo-Hi).
Wooden handle with real ray skin and cotton wrap in classical Hineri-Maki-Style.
Black glossy lacquered scabbard (Kuroro-Style)
Blade 54,5 cm, Overall 77 cm, Handle length 22 cm.

Folded Line:
Typical of the Folded Line is the wonderful, sharp grounded Damascus blade.
The 12 times folded 1045 Carbon steel reached to about 8.000 Layers. The unique Damascus structure (Hada) of each sword comes from a professional surface treatment. The worked into Hamon-Line for an appealing, authentic visual effect.
The hardness of the Folded Line is about 50 HRC. The sharpness and solidity would be sufficient for practical use but recommended for that are the Practical Line and the Premium Line.