Golden Oriole Wakizashi

Golden Oriole Wakizashi

The elegantly simple lines of the Paul Chen / Hanwei Golden Oriole Wakizashi have long been favored by admirers of the Japanese sword.

The story told by the stunning tsuba is of a mantis stealthily stalking a cricket, unaware that he is himself being stalked by a golden oriole.

The blade is hand-forged in high carbon steel and is differentially hardened to display a distinct hamon. The deeply lacquered blue of the saya is repeated in the Japanese cotton tsuka-ito, and a cricket motif appears again on the kashira. Every Wakizashi comes with a custom-fit cloth bag for proper protection and a Japanese blade maintenance kit.

The matching Golden Oriole Katana (Product no. SH1018) is also available to complete your collection.

Made by Hanwei.

Key features:
- Hand-forged high carbon steel
- Traditional construction

Details:       
- Blade material: T10 high carbon steel  
- Rockwell hardness: approx. 60 HRC (edge) / approx. 40 HRC (back) 
- Overall length: approx. 69.9 cm
- Blade length: approx. 50.8 cm 
- Handle length: approx. 17.2 cm
- Weight: approx. 737 g        
- Point of balance: approx. 10.2 cm from the guard 
- Blade width at guard: approx. 2.7 cm
- Blade width at tip: approx. 1.9 cm
- Blade thickness at guard: approx. 7 mm  
- Blade thickness at tip: approx. 5 mm
- Manufacturer's product no.: SH1019

Specs may slightly vary from piece to piece.

Please note: 
We do not sell this product to customers under the age of 18. Please provide your birth date when ordering. We'll also need a copy of your ID-card or passport by email, scan, fax or mail.