Yan Ling Dao

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Specifications  Sword only weight:  approx. 878 g (1 lb. 14.9 oz) Blade length approx.         69.50 cm  (27.36") Handle including fitting     18.00  cm  (7.08") Total length                        87.00 cm  (34.25") Point of Balance approx.     8.5 cm (3.35") from hand guard Blade thickness   at base:                   8.50 mm   40 cm from base: 5.00 mm   5 cm from tip: 2.20 mm   Blade width   at base:                   33.5 mm   40 cm from base: 33.0 mm 50 cm from base: 35.0 mm   60 cm from base: 31.0 mm   Steel Option 1 Steel option 1 Labor intensive classic Sanmai (three plate) steel. Hand folded pattern steel on the outside,  T10 steel in the core. Clay clade differential tempering for hard edge.  Straight Hamon.  Steel Option 2 Folded pattern steel:  1065 carbon steel + T9 tungsten-vanadium high-speed tool steel. 1065 carbon steel Element %  Carbon            0.