White Serpent

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Specifications All measurements are approximations Each handmade blade various a bit Sword only weight:  approx. 870 g (1 lb. 14.7 oz) Blade length: 76 cm (29.92") Handle plus pommel length: 20.5 cm (8.07") Total length: 96.00 cm (37.79") Subtle tapering with gentle pointed tip Width at hand guard: 34.35 mm Width at tip: 23.14 mm    Thickness at end of hand guard: 5.54 mm Thickness at the tip: 2.67 mm POB:  approx. 12 cm (4.72") from base of hand guard by the hilt Blade Profile: diamond 4 surfaces Steel option 1 Labor intensive classic Sanmai (three plate) steel. Hand folded pattern steel on the outside,  T10 steel in the core. Steel option 2 Folded pattern steel:  1065 carbon steel + T9 tungsten-vanadium high-speed tool steel.  1065 carbon steel Element %  Carbon            0.55-0.660     Manganese     0.60-0.90            Phosphorus     <=0.040          Sulfur               <=0.050  T9 tungsten-vanadium high-speed tool steel. Element %