Changing topics a little I have broken down and decided to add a more elegant weapon to my collection.

artmuseum.gov.mo

I am not getting this one exactly, with the full san mai construction.

I am however commissioning the Zheng Wu forge to make one that has an 80 cm blade of t-10 tool steel, differentially hardened, with a 28 cm grip, and a heavy wood grip core to produce a point of balance about 5 cm from the guard.

I will have the fittings in royal blue and a satin finish on the blade.