{"product_id":"daisho-set-mirror-5160-carved-red-black-saya","title":"Unsharpened Daisho Set — Mirror-Polished 5160, Carved Red-and-Black Saya","description":"\u003cp\u003eA matched pair — a katana and a short sword — sharing one set of fittings and one saya treatment, sold together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth blades are 5160 spring steel, mirror-polished through a twenty-stage hand water-polish with a Japanese finishing polish, as declared by the workshop. A pronounced wave runs the length of each blade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sayas are carved cypress, not plain lacquer: swirling wave and cloud relief cut into the wood, then lacquered black and picked out in orange-red so the carving reads at a distance. Brass fittings with a blackened, gold-overlaid pierced tsuba; black ito over white same; black sageo shot with red.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eKatana — overall length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e103 cm \/ 40.6 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eKatana — blade length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e72 cm \/ 28.3 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eKatana — curvature (sori)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.2 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eShort sword — overall length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e53 cm \/ 20.9 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eShort sword — blade length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e32 cm \/ 12.6 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eShort sword — curvature (sori)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.2 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade width (both)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.2 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade thickness (both)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e0.7 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade steel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5160 spring steel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTwenty-stage hand water-polish with Japanese finishing polish (workshop-declared)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEdge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUnsharpened (display)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFittings\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBrass; blackened gold-overlaid pierced tsuba\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSame (rayskin)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSynthetic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSaya\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCarved cypress; black lacquer with orange-red relief\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIto\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlack over white same; black-and-red sageo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow we specify:\u003c\/em\u003e Dimensions are from the workshop sheet for this SKU. Materials are as declared by the workshop. We do not publish hardness or performance numbers we have not tested.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWipe the blade with a light machine oil after handling. Store horizontally, edge up, away from humidity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIntended use and safety\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis blade ships unsharpened, for display and collection. Adults 18+ only. Buyers are responsible for local blade laws and import rules.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Prime Katana","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52337266884906,"sku":"SS-24","price":419.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0956\/7459\/7674\/files\/000011_64fc678a-4e10-4751-a468-21a9b813dc2e.png?v=1787547633","url":"https:\/\/primekatana.com\/products\/daisho-set-mirror-5160-carved-red-black-saya","provider":"PRIME KATANA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}