04/03/2024
Iron Tiger Forge – Meiso – Honsanmai Laminated Katana
The Meiso katana is fitted with a Honsanmai style laminated blade that was crafted with 1095, 1060 and 1045 high carbon steel. This lamination forge-welded the blade to possess an edge of hard steel, with a jacket of medium-hard steel and a core of softer steel to give it a durable, shock-absorbing spine. The blade was also differentially-tempered with the traditional application of the clay method to further harden the edge and to give it the distinctive, wave-like hamon.
