Black Ninja Sword Japanese Samurai Ninjato Carbon Steel StraightBlade Iron Tsuba —
Black Ninja Sword Japanese Samurai Ninjato Carbon Steel StraightBlade Iron Tsuba. The ninjato is typically depicted as being a short sword, often portrayed as having a straight blade with a square guard. Usually of a length “less than 60 cm”, the rest of the sword is comparatively “thick, heavy and straight”. Despite the disputed historical existence of the ninjato, Hayes claims to describe it in detail, and suggests that the typical description of the ninjato could be due to ninja having to forge their own blades from slabs of steel or iron with the cutting edge being ground on a stone, with straight blades being easier to form than the much more refined curved traditional Japanese sword. His second possible reason for ninjato being described as a straight-bladed, rather short sword could be that the ninja were emulating one of the patron Buddhist deities of ninja families, Fudo Myo-oh, who is depicted brandishing a straight-bladed short sword similar to a chokuto. Stephen Turnbull, a historian specializing in the military history of Japan indicates of historical ninja: The most important ninja weapon was his sword. This was the standard Japanese fighting sword or katana… For convenience the ninja would choose a blade that was shorter and straighter than usual. OVERALL LENGTH: 103 cm / 40.6 inch. BLADE LENGTH: 70 cm / 27.6 inch. TSUKA LENGTH: 26 cm / 10.24 inch. BLADE WIDTH: 3.2 cm / 1.26 inch. BLADE THICKNESS: 0.7 cm / 0.28 inch. BLADE CRAFT: fully hand forged, hand polished, water quenching. BLADE MATERIAL: 1060 carbon steel, straight blade. BO-HI: long groove on both sides. TSUKA(HANDLE): hard wood core, katate maki (battle wrap). MEKUGI: 2 bamboo pegs. TSUKA-ITO: black synthetic silk cord. SAMEGAWA: genuine black rayskin. FUCHI / KASHIRA: zinc alloy. MENUKI: dragon pattern, alloy. TSUBA(HAND GUARD): iron. SAYA: matt black lacquered wooden scabbard, wrapped by black & white synthetic silk sageo. 1 sword with saya. 1 black cotton bag. Manual measurement error range 1-2 cm. If mishandled in its storage or maintenance, the sword may become irreparably damaged. The blade should be stored horizontally in its sheath, curve down and edge facing upward to maintain the edge. It is extremely important that the blade remain well-oiled, powdered and polished, as the natural moisture residue from the hands of the user will rapidly cause the blade to rust if not cleaned off. The traditional oil used is choji oil (99% mineral oil and 1% clove oil for fragrance). Similarly, when stored for longer periods, it is important that the sword be inspected frequently and aired out if necessary in order to prevent rust or mold from forming (mold may feed off the salts in the oil used to polish the blade). International Buyers – Please Note. Please contact with us before you leave feedback. We will try our best to solve the problem for you, thank you. Sometimes, you may not get our reply immediately due to the time difference among each country. However, please be assured that we’ll strive to reply you as soon as possible once we got your messages. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Knives, Swords & Blades\Swords & Sabers\Asian\Japanese”. The seller is “moranguoji2015″ and is located in this country: CN. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Type: katana
- Tang: Full
- Handle Material: Wood
- Blade Material: Carbon Steel
- Theme: Samurai
- Dexterity: Right-Handed
- Edge: Single, Straight
- Handedness: Double-Handed
- Brand: SJ SHI JIAN
- Color: Black
- Country/Region of Manufacture: China
- Style: Japanese
- Original/Reproduction: Original
Categorised as: black
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