The Musashi Hand Honed series swords are full-tang and can be fully dissasembled. The sword is made with high temper carbon steel. The blade was created by combining two pieces of steel with different hardiness into one solid piece (iron wrap process) and differentially tempering it until desired hardiness has been achieved.
This sword measures 40.75 inches overall with the scabbard on and 40" inches without. Sword is made with all steel fittings. The scabbard of the sword is wooden with a black finish. Wrapped around the upper half of the sheath is a black sage-o with a black kurigata. The blade is made out of carbon steel measuring 26 inches in length. The handle has imitation Ray skin wrapped grip & Black cotton cord wrap. The blade is full tang that is held inside the handle with a wooden pegs. This functional sword has a 1.25" wide blade with a 0.25" thickness that tapers to the tip at 3/16 inches. Sword comes with a sword wrap as pictured. Don't let the price of this sword deceive as this sword is very sharp and fully functional.