• Tachi Candle Dragon T10 Steel – tachi with a T10 steel blade on a display stand, with close-ups of the guard, blade and handle
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  • Tachi Candle Dragon T10 Steel – full view of the tachi and scabbard on a wooden display stand (angle 4)
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Tachi Candle Dragon T10 Steel

Tachi Candle Dragon T10 Steel

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  • Real steel blade with full specifications below
  • Handcrafted — small variations in size and finish are normal
  • Prepared in 5 business days · free tracked shipping to AU, US, CA, NZ, DE & FR
  • Free replacement if it arrives damaged or incorrect
  • Many of our blades are forged in Longquan, China’s 2,500-year-old sword town — read our story

Blades ship sharpened by default. Need an unsharpened (blunt) blade? Contact us before ordering and we’ll arrange it.

Laws on buying, owning and carrying swords differ between countries, states and provinces. It is your responsibility to check and follow the laws where you live before ordering. Victoria and South Australia customers need a valid weapons exemption or approval, and we may request photo ID before dispatch. Learn more
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Handcrafted sword with a real steel blade, made for collectors and display. Full specifications are listed below so you can compare length, steel and weight before ordering.

Specifications

Blade material T10 tool steel, clay-tempered (tsuchioki), choji hamon
Heat treatment clay-tempered (tsuchioki)
Blade geometry shinogi-zukuri
Tang full tang
Saya (scabbard) solid wood, piano lacquer
Tsuba copper
Habaki copper
Seppa copper
Mekugi bamboo
Tsuka-ito (handle wrap) cotton-silk wrap + genuine ray skin
Overall length 102cm
Blade length 72cm
Blade width 3.2cm
Blade thickness 0.7cm
Width at tip 2.2cm
Thickness at tip 0.5cm
Handle length 27cm
Weight 1300g approx.
Weight without saya 1100g approx.

Good to know

  • Handmade item: sizes and weight may vary slightly.
  • Real steel blade sold for collection and display only. Adults 18+ only. Please check the laws of your state or territory before ordering.
  • Wipe and lightly oil steel parts regularly to prevent rust.

Shipping & replacements

Each sword takes 5 business days to prepare, then free tracked delivery takes about 5–10 business days. We ship to Australia, the USA, Canada, New Zealand, Germany and France. If your sword arrives damaged or you receive the wrong item, we’ll send a free replacement. Full details are on our Shipping & Delivery page.

Sword care

Avoid touching the blade with bare hands. Wipe it after handling, oil it lightly every few weeks and store it somewhere dry. See the Sword Care Guide.

Legal & age

Sold to adults 18+ only. Laws on buying, owning and carrying swords differ between countries, states and provinces. It is your responsibility to check and follow the laws where you live before ordering. See our Legal & Age Policy.

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How your sword is made

Forged by hand in Longquan

Many of our blades come from Longquan, China’s 2,500-year-old sword town, where smiths still forge, temper and polish every sword by hand. Read our story or see how a Longquan sword is made.

Forged by hand in LongquanForged by hand in LongquanForged by hand in Longquan

From Steel to Blade

  1. 01

    Selecting the steel

    Carbon steel such as 1045, 1065 or T10, or layered pattern steel, is chosen for what the blade must do: toughness, edge holding or a visible grain.

  2. 02

    Forging & folding

    The billet is heated in the forge and hammered out. Pattern-steel blades are folded and forge-welded again and again to build layers and drive out impurities.

  3. 03

    Shaping the blade

    Hammer by hammer the smith draws out the tip, spine and tang, setting the curve and the basic geometry of the sword.

  4. 04

    Filing & grinding

    Excess metal is removed and the bevels, ridge line and profile are refined with files and coarse stones.

  5. 05

    Clay tempering & quenching

    On clay-tempered blades a thin layer of clay goes on the edge and a thick one on the spine. Quenched from the fire, the edge hardens while the spine stays resilient, leaving the hamon line.

  6. 06

    Tempering

    The blade is reheated at a lower temperature to relieve stress and balance hardness (about 58 HRC on many of our blades) with toughness.

  7. 07

    Polishing

    Progressively finer stones bring out the edge, the hamon and the grain of the steel. A multi-stage polish can take several days.

  8. 08

    Fittings & assembly

    Guard, collar, wrapped handle and lacquered saya are fitted to the blade by hand. Each sword is then checked, oiled and packed.