John Lee - Hannya Katana (Practical Line)
Blade in Shinogi-Zukuri-Style with fuller (Bo-Hi).
Wooden handle with real ray skin and cotton wrap in classical Hineri-Maki-Style.
Black matt lacquered scabbard with glossy lacquer speckle (Kuroishimero-Style).
Blade 75,5 cm, Overall 108 cm ; Handle length 32 cm.
Practical Line:
Sword of the Practical Line are made for practical use. According to the model it is either consistently hardened 9260 carbon-spring-steel (55 HRC) or differentiated hardened 1095 Carbon steel with real Hamon-Line (60 HRC on the cutting edge, 40 HRC on the bladeback) be used.
Hannya Katana:
The Hannya-Mask is descended from the japanese Nôh-Theatre and might be its best known character. She epitomize the woman who changed herself for fury and jealousy into a demon.
Video shows the older version.