Equipped with a folded steel blade, which is a hammer-welded mixture of 1095 & 1060 high carbon steel, manganese spring steel, 1045 soft steel and many more smaller portions of other steels. This mixture is then folded multiple times to remove impurities, creating many hundreds of individual steel layers, finally producing arguably the best blade-making steel available.The process and technique is renowned for smithing the finest combat blades, assuredly forming a very lethal foundational core to this Guan Yu weapon. Completed with solid brass fittings – which are prominently devoted to the powerful dragon, and fitted with a detachable tube-steel handle, forming a strong and reliable battle-ready handle, which is easily removed for portability, or to form a shorter saber sword weapon. This Guan Dao weapon is sharp and deadly, and is executed with superb craftsmanship. It’s highly collectable, a treasure to own and a formidable pole weapon to use.Key Features:Folded steel blade – tough & hard, razor sharp cutting edge, along with renowned natural blade elasticity & excellent resilience.Strong tube steel detachable handle – dependable for battle. Transformable two-piece weapon – detach the handle for polearm portability / transform into a short sabre sword. Formidable ranged thrusting, chopping and slashing Guandao polearm. Single edged blade – primary cutting edge, with full structural blade spine.Chinese dragon themed – solid brass fittings, tastefully illustrated with the most powerful warrior symbolism.Sharp and fully battle ready.Chinese Guandao Specifications:Overall weapon length: 190cm.Handle diameter: 3.2cm. Blade length: 66cm.Blade width: 4.5-7cm.Blade thickness: 8mm.Spear blade: Folded steel. Hardening process: Heat treated & quenched.Hardness: 58HRC.Handle material: Tube-steel.Fittings material: Brass.Weight: 4kg (including scabbard weight). Included: Wooden box. Item: Podao.
