{"product_id":"baika-tanto","title":"Baika Tanto","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan id=\"ctl00_contentBody_lblKF\"\u003e9\" san mai steel blade\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan id=\"ctl00_contentBody_lblKF\"\u003eFully wrapped ray skin handle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan id=\"ctl00_contentBody_lblKF\"\u003eBeautiful plum blossom motif\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eItem # SD35460\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOverall: 15 1\/8\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlade Length: 9\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHandle Length: 4 3\/4\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight: 12 oz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoint of Balance: 1\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWidth at Guard: 26.5m\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWidth at Tip: 17.7mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThickness at Guard: 6mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThickness at Tip: 2mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlade Steel: San Mai\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHrc Edge: 60\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHrc Back: 40\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHandle Material: Ray Skin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the creative mind of Frenchie Jin,  CAS proudly presents the Baika Tanto from the Dragon King forge.  This unique piece features a san-mai stainless steel blade and a fully wrapped,  genuine ray skin handle.  San-mai is an ancient lamination technique developed by the master forgers of Japan,  where steels of differing qualities could be combined to produce a superior blade.  In this style of san-mai,  a hard steel core is forge welded between two pieces of softer steel.  The result is a stainless steel blade with an exceptional edge holding which retains the toughness of the softer steel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeautiful and functional with a plum blossom motif,  this tanto is light in the hand and grips firmly with nodes of the ray skin.  Finely detailed,  gold plated oriole menuki and accents demonstrate Frenchie's keen attention to detail on all Dragon King designs.  The gold saya and brown and gold sageo match beautifully and would make the Baika Tanto a great companion piece to the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Dragon King Samurai Swords\" href=\"https:\/\/casiberia.com\/product\/tatsumaki-katana\/sd35120\"\u003eTatsumaki Katana (SD35120)\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dragon King Swords","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43016445821033,"sku":"SD35460","price":719.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0088\/6469\/4377\/files\/SD35460.png?v=1773942231","url":"https:\/\/cassamuraiswords.com\/products\/baika-tanto","provider":"CAS Samurai Swords","version":"1.0","type":"link"}