Black Katanas
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Hand-forged black katanas with oxidized or blued blades in carbon steel. The bluing treatment gives each blade a dark, elegant finish evoking the swords of ancient Japanese ninja. Each katana includes a black scabbard, genuine leather tsuka and decorated tsuba. Available sharpened or unsharpened.
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Katana Sazanami (1060 Carbon Steel)
$199DiscoverThe word sazanami appears in the waka poetry of the Heian period to describe the small ripples that cross a lake’s surface at sunset.…
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Katana Yuugure (1060 Carbon Steel)
$200DiscoverYuugure is the moment when the sun, having dropped below the rooftops, leaves the sky in a shade of liquid copper. It was the favorite hour…
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Katana Hisui (Damascus Steel)
$240DiscoverJade (hisui) is the stone of the imperial dynasties of the Far East: a symbol of balance, longevity, and harmony. In Japan its use dates to…
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Katana Kinka (1060 Carbon Steel)
$199DiscoverIn Japanese Buddhist iconography, the kinka (“golden flower”) appears frequently in paintings of the Buddha of Infinite Light:…
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Katana Akizora (1060 Carbon Steel with Authentic Hamon)
$240DiscoverAkizora is the Japanese October sky: high, an intense blue found in no other season, crossed by thin cirrocumulus clouds like brushstrokes…
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Katana Tsugumi (1060 Carbon Steel with Authentic Hamon)
$240DiscoverThe tsugumi is a small migratory bird that arrives every autumn from continental Asia to winter in Japanese fields and woodlands. A…
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Katana Seiryu (T10 Steel with Authentic Hamon)
$552DiscoverThe Seiryu — the Azure Dragon — is the guardian of the east among the Four Celestial Spirits: ruler of the forest, spring, and the element…
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Katana Hyouga (T10 Steel)
$240DiscoverThe hyouga is the glacier — a mass of compacted ice that moves slowly down a mountain slope. Although Japan has no truly alpine…
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Katana Moonveil: Elden Ring (Damascus Steel with Authentic Hamon)
$824DiscoverThe Moonveil is one of the most sought-after katanas among Elden Ring players, FromSoftware’s celebrated 2022 release. Distinguished…
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Katana Night (Carbon Steel 1060: Black Blade)
Original price was: $240.$187Current price is: $187.DiscoverNight is not the absence of light — it is a different kind of light: the kind that lets you see stars, the silhouettes of furniture…
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Katana Raikiri (Damascus Steel with Authentic Hamon)
Original price was: $744.$620Current price is: $620.DiscoverThe raikiri — literally “lightning cutter” — is one of the most celebrated blades in Japanese history: according to…
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Katana Raiden (Damascus Steel)
$340DiscoverRaiden is the kami of thunder in Shinto mythology, depicted as a blue- or red-skinned demon who rolls his drums across the sky during…
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Katana Aoba (Sanmai Steel: 1095 Core + Damascus)
Original price was: $864.$720Current price is: $720.DiscoverAoba are the new leaves — a bright, almost fluorescent green — that appear in late spring on Japanese deciduous trees: maples, beeches,…
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Katana Hibana (T10 Steel with Hitatsura Hamon)
Original price was: $1,346.$1,121Current price is: $1,121.DiscoverHibana is the spark that leaps from burning charcoal or an active forge: a brief flash of light lasting a fraction of a second before…
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Katana Tsuyu (T10 Core + Damascus with Authentic Hamon)
Original price was: $1,344.$1,120Current price is: $1,120.DiscoverTsuyu is the dew that settles at dawn on tall grasses and flower petals, forming droplets of water that last only until the first sun…
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Katana Senka (T10 Steel, Authentic Hamon, Ray Skin)
$390DiscoverSenka is the instant of light that precedes awareness — the flash perceived before the mind registers it as a flash. Zen monks use the term…
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Katana Kogarashi (T10 Steel, Authentic "Flame" Hamon)
Original price was: $1,512.$1,260Current price is: $1,260.DiscoverKogarashi is the first cold wind of late November — the wind that strips the last leaves from the linden trees and announces the season of…
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Katana Mikazuki (T8 Steel, Authentic Gunome Hamon, Ray Skin)
Original price was: $428.$357Current price is: $357.DiscoverThe Mikazuki Munechika is one of Japan’s five celestial swords, forged during the Heian period by master Sanjō Munechika. Its name…
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Katana Tsubasa (Hammered Damascus Steel)
$390DiscoverTsubasa means wings — of birds, of aircraft, of mythical Japanese creatures like the tengu. In contemporary symbolism wings have become an…
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Katana Kill Bill (Damascus Steel & Genuine Rayskin)
$299DiscoverIn Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill (2003–2004), the protagonist Beatrix Kiddo — the Bride — commissions legendary master swordsmith Hattori…
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Legendary Blade Katana — Purple Damascus Steel (Sharpened)
$199DiscoverSome blades evoke a specific character. Others evoke an atmosphere. The Legendary Blade Damascus Steel Purple belongs to the second…