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Background

We are pleased to introduce NAHUARRA KNIVES AND SWORDS the finest handmade knives available anywhere in the world. Designs based on ancient cultures, state of the art engineering, top quality craftsmanship and the use of only the finest materials give NAHUARRA KNIVES AND SWORDS a Heirloom Quality that makes them unique.

Nahuarra is a company established 11 years ago with the main purpose of marketing handcrafted knives and swords on the Internet. The master bladesmith behind Nahuarra products is Mr. Jose Leon Lepe García, who has been in this trade for more than 40 years. Mr Lepe aquired the knowledge and expertise from his father, who in turn learnt it from his father and so on. Mr. Lepe is now the fourth generation bladesmith of the Family.

The word NAHUARRA means "Knife" in Huichol language, an ancient culture from the central-western part of Mexico that appreciates and performs the Art of Knifemaking.

NAHUARRA offers limited editions of handforged knives and swords of NAHUARRA design and manufactured by some of the world's premium knifemakers. Each NAHUARRA product comes with a serial number found on your blade. Our customers receive high-quality knives and swords suitable for the discriminating collector who insists on the finest craftsmanship. Limited editions are unique and this is reflected in the value of our blades over time.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

NAHUARRA offers exclusively these amazing swords ( Shinken ) hand forged in high carbon steel using the traditional methods of forge and polishing while taking care of all the details to obtain a truly piece of art. Nahuarra swords are suitable for practicing martial arts or just as a collector's item. This is an excellent opportunity to obtain a reliable shinken , instead of just some ornamental sword, at an excellent price. Our blade can be in Shinogi Zukuri style (curved blade) or in Chokuto style ( Ninja-to , straight blade). The edge can be sharpened or blunt, according to our customer's needs.

Nahuarra swords are the best swords in the world in this price range. Our swords are not made with Tamaghagane , but are manufactured with high carbon steel type SAE/AISI: 5160, which is not a stainless steel. The blades do not have any additional plating and the finishing is done only by polishing the blade.

The 5160 steel is well known by its suitability for tempering, resistance to fatigue and traction due to its high contents of Carbon, Manganese and Chrome. This steel is widely used in applications that require a higher hardness and tenacity and it is considered worldwide as one of the best choices for blade smiting.

SAE/AISI 5160 High Carbon Steel Specifications

C: 0.56-0.64 

S max: 0.040
Mn: 0.75-1.00 Si: 0.15-0.35
P max.: 0.035  Cr: 0.70-0.90

The 5160 is in many aspects very similar to the Japanese Tamahagane . The swords are manufactured following a hand forging process   that result in a blade of excellent quality. The production process is optimal to obtain a blade suitable for use in a Tameshigiri . As a result, our swords are practically the same than a Nihon-to , because the blade has different areas with different physical properties; the edge mainly composed by martensite, which gives it an extraordinary hardness and wear resistance and the body composed by pearlite, which gives it more flexibility. The martensite as a harder molecular form of the steel, whereas the pearlite is a softer more flexible one. This contrasts with the traditional Japanese sword, which is forged to be hard and rigid, while the occidental swords are more flexible. As a result, disciplines such as Kenjutsu, Batto and Iaido emphasize in the cutting techniques because an incorrect technique together with an incorrect angle of cutting can damage or even break the blade.

Our blades even have some superior features to a Japanese sword made with Tamaghagane , and one of the main differences is that our blades do not have the Hamon due to the different chemical composition of the steel.

The Rockwell Hardness of our blades averages as follows:

Ji  al Mune (medium blade) : 35-32          Habuchi (spine) : 45-42

  Ha (edge): 62-60

The dimensions are as follow: 

•  Nagasa ( length of blade ): 29 1/8" / 740mm.
•  Kasane ( thickness of blade ): 1/4" / 6mm.
•  Total  length : 40-1/8" / 1020mm.
•  Steel Blade :  5160  High Carbon 
•  Tsuka ( Handle ): Tampiziran or Mahogany.
•  Tsuba ( Guard ): Brass
•  Saya ( Scabbard ): Mahogany.
•  Made in Mexico
•  Hand forged 
With certificate of authenticity signed by the  Tosho ( blade smith master )

NAHUARRA
International Sales
4950 Yonge St. Ste. 2200
Toronto, ON. M2N 6K1
Canada
Tel: 1-416-730-8017
Fax: 1-416-730-9258