Kurokami Katana Sword (黒神) – Black deity

£400.00

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

Where darkness meets the divine, the Kurokami katana sword takes form. Forged using traditional swordsmith methods in T10 steel, its blade carries a genuine gunome hamon, coiling along the edge like fire arrested in metal. A black deity rendered in lacquered wood, dragon-scale brass habaki, copper fittings and black diamond-braided stingray tsuka, this is sacred craft made tangible.

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Kurokami Katana Sword (黒神) – Black Deity
Kurokami Katana Sword (黒神) – Black deity
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Blade Material: No selection

T10 Steel

Blade colour: No selection

Steel

Hamon: No selection

With Hamon

Scabbard (Saya 鞘): No selection

Black lacquered solid wood

Sageo (下げ緒): No selection

Black

Handle (Tsuka 柄): No selection

Genuine stingray leather and solid wood

Tsuka-ITO (柄糸): No selection

Black and braided in a diamond shape

Menuki (目貫): No selection

Golden flowers

Guard (Tsuba 鍔): No selection

Rounded copper cross with floral motif

Fuchi (縁): No selection

Copper with floral designs

Kashira (頭): No selection

Copper with floral designs

Habaki (鎺): No selection

Brass engraved with dragon scales

Blade length (cm): No selection

71

Overall length including handle (cm): No selection

104

Length with scabbard (cm): No selection

106

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

Kurokami Katana Sword: the Black Deity Awakens

In the ancient language of the samurai, kuro means black and kami means deity. Together, they form a name that carries the full weight of Japanese spiritual tradition: a blade that does not merely cut, but watches over the warrior who wields it. The Kurokami katana sword was conceived from that duality, protective darkness and divine strength, forged into a single object of rare visual and symbolic intensity. From the first moment it rests in your hands, you understand that this is not simply a katana. It is a presence.

Kurokami Katana Sword (黒神) – Black Deity
Kurokami Katana Sword (黒神) – Black Deity

Forged in the Tradition of the Sword Masters

The Kurokami sword is built on a T10 steel blade, forged using traditional swordsmith methods and hand-assembled with precision at every stage of its construction. The blade runs to a full katana length, following the classical shinogi-zukuri geometry with a defined ridge line, moderate tori-zori curvature, and a clean chu-kissaki medium point with a sharply delineated yokote line. No bo-hi interrupts the flat of the blade, preserving an unbroken surface that amplifies the drama of what runs along its cutting edge: a genuine gunome hamon, obtained through differential tempering.

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 Hamon Born from Fire

The hamon of the Kurokami katana traces a gunome pattern along the full length of the blade, a rolling wave motion punctuated by rounded peaks and irregular angular shifts that grow most active in the upper cutting third before settling into a quieter rhythm near the habaki. At the habuchi boundary, the transition is organic and granular, with visible nie activity, crystalline points of hardened steel catching light like frost on dark water. It is the mark of a blade forged with genuine understanding of the sword-making tradition.

Black, Gold, and the Black Deity

Every fitting of the Kurokami has been chosen to serve a single, unified visual statement. The tsuba is cast in antiqued brass in a mokko-gata four-lobed form, its surface engraved with kiku chrysanthemum heads and karakusa arabesque scrollwork, motifs of imperial resonance and enduring elegance, executed with equal care on both faces. The brass habaki, engraved with dragon scale motifs, anchors the blade with a touch of oriental power. The tsuka presents a bold two-tone contrast: black diamond-pattern hineri-maki braiding laid over genuine stingray leather in deep burgundy, with gilded floral menuki set beneath the wrap at traditional positions. The solid wood saya, finished in black lacquer with an ishime-nuri stone-pattern texture and fitted with a genuine horn koiguchi, closes the composition with the same disciplined intensity that defines every element of this sword. The copper fuchi and kashira, adorned with matching floral motifs, complete a koshirae of rare decorative coherence, one that honors the spirit of the Black deity in every detail.

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