40.5'' overall. 27.63'' satin finish Tool steel blade. rayskin handle. true clay-tempering. Traditional polish brings out the real hamon and a mirror shinogi-ji (flat section). Blue cord wrapped handle. Blackened tsuba features two rider-less horses chasing each other in the endless human condition of warfare. silver menuki represent the Tokugawa and Oda clans whereas the fuchi and kashira feature the Takeda Boxed.