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Aki no ha Katana Sword (秋の刃) – Autumnal Blade

£220.00

T10 Steel High hardness and excellent cutting performance.
full tangBlade running through the entire handle for maximum strength.

When autumn reaches its peak, nature becomes art, and so does steel. The Aki no ha katana sword (秋の刃) captures that fleeting brilliance: a T10 high-carbon blade paired with a vivid red lacquered saya, adorned with painted white bamboo and a hand-finished chrysanthemum tsuba. The Autumnal Blade, forged using traditional swordsmith methods, in its full seasonal glory.

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Aki No Ha Katana Sword (秋の刃) - Autumnal Blade
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Blade Material: No selection

T10 Steel
Scabbard (Saya 鞘): No selection

Red lacquered hardwood with white bamboo
Handle (Tsuka 柄): No selection

Wood and PU Black Samegawa
Tsuka-ITO (柄糸): No selection

Black diamond pattern braid
Guard (Tsuba 鍔): No selection

Round chrysanthemum
Habaki (鎺): No selection

Brass
Blade length (cm): No selection

72
Overall length including handle (cm): No selection

102
Length with scabbard (cm): No selection

105
Handle length (cm): No selection

27
Blade thickness (cm): No selection

0.7
Blade width (cm): No selection

3.2
Weight (kg): No selection

1.4
Package weight (kg): No selection

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Aki no ha Katana Sword: Autumn Forged in Steel

Its name means “Autumnal Blade.” And like the season it honours, the Aki no ha katana sword (秋の刃) reveals its full splendour in the contrast between fire and shadow, between the deep crimson of its lacquered saya and the cold, mirror-bright steel of its blade. This is not a sword that whispers. It commands attention the moment it enters a room, carrying within its form the classical vocabulary of feudal Japan and the quiet, unhurried beauty of a season in full transformation.

Aki No Ha Katana Sword (秋の刃) - Autumnal Blade
Aki No Ha Katana Sword (秋の刃) - Autumnal Blade

A Blade Built on Classical Foundations

The Aki no ha sword is built around a full-tang T10 high-carbon steel blade, forged using traditional swordsmith methods and ground to a classical shinogi-zukuri geometry with a crisp, well-defined ridge line, a wide shinogi-ji panel, and a chū-kissaki tip with a clean, precise yokote line. The blade surface receives a mirror polish, producing a reflectivity so complete it turns the blade into a living surface. A clean bo-hi runs the full blade length, its crisp channel cutting through the mirror-polished surface and drawing the eye from hamachi to kissaki in one uninterrupted line.

Traditional Craftsmanship, Uncompromising Quality

A katana is more than a sword, it’s a symbol of precision, discipline, and Japanese heritage. Our katanas are crafted with respect for traditional sword-making standards, offering you a reliable, durable, and beautifully finished blade. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced collector, you’ll find the perfect katana for your needs.

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The Saya as a Work of Art

The lacquered wooden saya is the visual soul of the Autumnal Blade. Its deep crimson aka-nuri lacquer is rich, saturated, and finished to a high gloss that catches and holds light along every curve of its surface. Against this field of red, a naturalistic composition of white-painted bamboo stalks rises with the restraint and elegance of classical Japanese decorative art, bamboo being an ancient symbol of resilience, scholarly virtue, and natural harmony. The black sageo cord is tied in a clean, symmetrical knot at the kurikata, its dark tone creating a deliberate and striking counterpoint to the crimson ground. At this level of decorative finish, the saya alone justifies the Aki no ha katana‘s place in any serious collection.

Koshirae of Deliberate Elegance

Every component of the koshirae has been chosen to serve a coherent aesthetic whole. The kiku-gata tsuba, shaped as a scalloped chrysanthemum, is crafted in a dark iron-tone metal with a mythological relief worked in lighter metal against the darker ground, an unusually bold and visually ambitious form for a production-tier fitting. The smooth brass habaki introduces a warm gilded accent that bridges blade and guard with quiet authority. The tsuka, wrapped in a precise hineri-maki diamond pattern over a black samegawa, carries a dark braid that echoes the sageo. The matched grey-alloy fuchi and kashira, engraved with lozenges and a geometric motif, close the composition with the same disciplined attention to detail that runs through every element of this sword. To hold the Aki no ha katana sword is to hold a complete vision of autumn, severe, luminous, and entirely unforgettable.

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