Citadel katana swords review on Swordreviews.com. Citadel katana steel, forging process and polishing. Citadel katana info, reviews and rating.
Citadel katanas are made in Cambodia and distributed by Hanwei. Price range: $2 000 – 3 000.
Citadel katana steel
Citadel katanas are made of 1075 European high carbon steel.
Citadel katana forging
The blades are heated in a coal fire and forged by hand hammering into the basic shape needed for that particular sword. The blade is then prepped appropriately, coated in clay and precisely heated to the critical temperature for the differential hardening quench.
Citadel katana polishing
Citadel blades are polished by hand using a mix of natural and synthetic stones and powders in the traditional manner, progressing from the foundation polishing stones (arato) up to the final polishing paste/powder (Nugui) . Here is the sequence Citadel uses for each katana blade:
– synthetic stone “arato”.
– natural stone “chu nagura”.
– synthetic stone “koma-nagura”.
– natural stone “uchigomori”.
– final polish with “hazuya” stone and “nugui” paste/powder.
Citadel katana sword making process
Citadel katanas are well made 1075 carbon steel samurai swords with a beautiful look. A little high price is the only disadvantage.
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