9260 Spring Steel Blade for Katana, Wakizashi, Tanto or Ninjato

• Base metal: 9260 Spring Steel. It’s the heavy cutter’s and survivalist’s favorite. It’s also known as Silicon Manganese Steel and contains 2% silicon, increasing its resistance to lateral bends and allowing it to spring back to true even after being bent nearly to 90 degrees. 9260 spring steel has a significantly higher fatigue resistance than our standard 1060 carbon steel, which is the closest comparable material. The 9260 blade has the potential to be a harder blade; the exquisitely crafted blade combines strength and flexibility to create a high-quality blade.
• Hand-forged blade, fully made especially with your custom specifications, exactly as asked.
• Can be made for any katana, chokuto/ninjato, tanto/kanto, or wakizashi sword. We can also make other, custom sizes as per your needs.
• The blade can be clay-tempered, adding a beautiful natural hamon with the pattern of your choice.
• We can add a blood-groove (bo-hi), or perhaps a double one, or even a double Kiriha-Zukuri blood groove, giving the sword a more intense look and feel.
• The blade can also be microplated, adding a layer of color which enhances its aesthetic and protects it. We recommend using microplated swords for light cutting only since the coloring can fall off with extreme usage.
• Extremely durable blade, made for heavy-duty swords wielding.

Available Blade Sizes

• Tanto/Kanto Curved Blade: 13″ ~ 33cm
• Wakizashi Curved Blade: 20″ ~ 50.8cm
• Katana Curved Blade: 28″ ~ 71.1cm
• Ninjato/Chokuto Straight Blade: 28″ ~ 71.1cm