Katana Celestial Lion Oroshigane Kobuse Blade Tenshi Koshirae 天獅Folded Oroshigane Steel Shinken () Celestial Lion Katana: TangGu () Oroshigane () Kobuse Blade () + TangGu () Tenshi Koshirae () This Katana () features a blade forged from in house refined Oroshigane () steel in Kobuse zukuri () construction a hardened outer jacket surrounding a softer core, achieving both strength and resilience. The surface shows a mixed mokume hada and masame hada () grain pattern, while a softly flowing notare hamon () emerges

finished with blackened patina

Water buffalo horn fittings at the koiguchi

sword-dragon) figures

The blade is forged from Oroshigane (卸し金) steel in Kobuse-zukuri (甲伏造) construction

Clay Tempered Full Tang Shinken (真剣) | Golden Ripple Katana: TangGu (湯谷) Sanmai Blade (三枚造) + TangGu (湯谷) Koran Koshirae (琥浪拵)

iron) with a blackened finish (煮黒) and an openwork ocean wave motif (透かし波)

Each opening is carefully cut and refined

The overall impression is bright

Thickness at Base (Motokasane 元重): Approx

Shape: Shinogi-zukuri (ridged blade 鎬造)

Blade Length (Nagasa刃長): Approx 71 cm

The Hantachi-style koshirae (半太刀拵) combines classical design with functional strength