Guntō Katana Sword (軍刀) – Military Sword

£250.00

Manganese Steel Ultra durable and shock resistant.
full tangBlade running through the entire handle for maximum strength.

Forged using traditional swordsmith methods, this Guntō katana sword captures the exact mount of Imperial Japanese army regulation blades: manganese steel with a bo-hi groove, green diamond-braided tsuka-ito, and military belt rings replacing the traditional sageo. The rosewood saya is fitted with a silver kojiri that caps its tip and extends up along the lower third of the scabbard for reinforcement, while a golden dragon menuki and a lotus-engraved black brass habaki complete the ensemble, making this Guntō sword a historically grounded piece of rare distinction.

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Guntō Katana Sword (軍刀) – Military Sword
Guntō Katana Sword (軍刀) – Military Sword
£250.00
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Blade Material: No selection

Manganese Steel

Scabbard (Saya 鞘): No selection

Rosewood and silver ornaments

Sageo (下げ緒): No selection

A ring with a green attachment

Handle (Tsuka 柄): No selection

Black stingray skin and wood

Tsuka-ITO (柄糸): No selection

Green braided diamond shape

Menuki (目貫): No selection

Golden dragon

Guard (Tsuba 鍔): No selection

Silver-plated alloy cross with engraved flowers and kozuka-hitsu

Fuchi (縁): No selection

Silver alloy with engraved flowers

Kashira (頭): No selection

Silver alloy with engraved flowers

Habaki (鎺): No selection

Black brass with lotus flower

Blade length (cm): No selection

71

Overall length including handle (cm): No selection

103

Length with scabbard (cm): No selection

105

Handle length (cm): No selection

26

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

1.7

The Guntō Katana Sword, Where Discipline Meets Beauty

The Guntō katana sword occupies a singular place in the history of Japanese arms: born at the intersection of feudal tradition and military modernity, it was the blade worn by Imperial officers who refused to let the art of the sword die on the battlefield. This contemporary interpretation honors that legacy with a cohesive, meticulously composed koshirae, where every fitting speaks the same refined aesthetic language, and where the severity of a military sword coexists with the quiet elegance of late Edo-period craftsmanship.

Guntō Katana Sword (軍刀) – Military Sword
Guntō Katana Sword (軍刀) – Military Sword

Forged With Purpose, Fitted With Intention

This Guntō sword is built around a full-tang manganese steel blade, forged using traditional swordsmith methods, with a shinogi-zukuri geometry that defines classical Japanese blade architecture. The high-shinogi ridge catches light along its entire length, creating the sharp, structural line that separates the satin-finished shinogi-ji from the mirror-polished ji below. A single bo-hi runs cleanly along the blade, reducing weight, improving balance, and producing the tachikaze whistle that serious practitioners recognize as the mark of a properly constructed cutting blade.

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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A Koshirae of Rare Coherence

What distinguishes this Guntō katana from standard production swords is the deliberate visual unity of its fittings. The iron tsuba takes a mokko-gata floral form, its surface covered in nanako fish-roe stipple texture, with takabori high-relief chrysanthemum and peony blooms rising against the darkened ground in the tradition of Edo-period Myōchin and Akasaka school ironwork. That same chrysanthemum and peony relief, set against a matching nanako stipple ground, reappears on the fuchi collar and kashira, completing a perfectly matched set. The black brass habaki, engraved with a lotus motif, adds a philosophical note at the blade’s base, where spiritual symbolism meets structural precision.

The Grip, the Lacquer, the Presence

The tsuka is wrapped in a sage-green suede hineri-maki diamond pattern, tightly and evenly executed, over a black-dyed samegawa base whose tubercle texture surfaces through every gap in the braid. This olive-green and black pairing is rare in contemporary production, and its sophistication is felt immediately in hand. Black dragon menuki with faint golden highlights anchor the grip beneath the wrapping, adding subtle depth to a carefully controlled palette. The saya is crafted from dark wood lacquered in deep black, yet the memory of raw timber remains, its natural grain and relief still perceptible beneath the finish, giving each scabbard a character entirely its own. A single metal belt loop and a fine-cord sageo complete the saya fittings, faithful to the spirit of original Guntō military mounts. The black, green, and silver palette of this piece holds absolute coherence from tip to kojiri. This is a sword composed to be owned for a lifetime.

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