Night Dragon Katana Sword

£360.00

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

Some blades carry more than steel. The Night Dragon katana sword is forged using traditional swordsmith methods in clay-tempered T10 high-carbon steel, its choji hamon coiling along the edge like a dragon’s breath. A black dragon samurai sword of genuine substance: hand-wrapped samegawa tsuka, embossed lacquered saya, hammered gilded copper fittings. Shadow and mastery, inseparable.

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Night Dragon Katana Sword
Night Dragon Katana Sword
£360.00
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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

Lacquered hardwood saya, decorated with a carved dragon,

Sageo (下げ緒): No selection

Black

Handle (Tsuka 柄): No selection

Genuine stingray leather and hardwood

Tsuka-ITO (柄糸): No selection

Black diamond-shaped

Menuki (目貫): No selection

Silver

Guard (Tsuba 鍔): No selection

Copper, rounded and gilded, carved and engraved with floral motifs, with Hitsu-ana for Kogatana and Kōgai

Fuchi (縁): No selection

Gilded, carved and hammered

Kashira (頭): No selection

Gilded and hammered copper

Habaki (鎺): No selection

Gilded and hammered copper

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

Night Dragon Katana Sword: The Ryū Awakens

In Japanese mythology, the dragon does not merely inspire awe. It commands it. The ryū is a sovereign force, a creature of hidden wisdom that rises from darkness to guard what is sacred. The Night Dragon katana sword was conceived in this spirit, where every surface tells the same story. From the living fire of the hamon tracing the cutting edge to the dragon carved in bold relief across the saya, this blade does not simply occupy a space. It fills it with presence, mythology, and the unmistakable gravity of Japanese sword-making tradition.

Night Dragon Katana Sword
Night Dragon Katana Sword

A Blade Worthy of Its Name

The black dragon katana soul begins at the steel. The T10 blade is forged using traditional swordsmith methods, shaped in the classical shinogi-zukuri geometry with a well-defined mid-to-high shinogi, an iori-mune ridged spine, and a chū-kissaki of refined, balanced proportion. The blade carries no bo-hi groove, a deliberate choice that places every point of visual focus on the hamon and the ji surface. The curvature follows a gentle tori-zori arc, proportions that have defined functional katana geometry since the Momoyama period, and that remain ideal for smooth, committed draw.

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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Hamon: the Dragon’s Breath

What distinguishes this black dragon sword from the ordinary is visible before the blade is even drawn. The clay-tempered hamon unfolds in a choji pattern. Short ashi projections descend from the habuchi into the ha, evidence of genuine temper activity and depth. At the kissaki, the hamon resolves in a clean boshi, the rounded turnback historically appropriate to classical blade design. Polished in combination finish, with a refined hadori-quality surface near the hamon and a satin-brushed shinogi-ji above, the blade catches light in two registers simultaneously, steel and fire.

Koshirae: One Dragon

On a black dragon samurai sword of this ambition, no fitting exists in isolation. The gilded copper tsuba is cast with sukashi openwork and takabori raised relief, its undulating scalloped edge recalling the organic energy of floral motifs, while sakura motifs emerge from a body patinated to antiqued brown-black, the bright rim preserved in polished contrast. The habaki echoes this palette and decorative file work along its tsuba-facing edge, matched precisely by the sculpted fuchi and gold-plated kashira. Silver-colored menuki rest beneath a tight hineri-maki diamond wrap in deep matte black ito, laid over genuine stingray skin samegawa, the white nodes striking clean contrast against the darkness of the braid. The black lacquered hardwood saya carries its carved dragon in bold dimensional relief, its horn koiguchi and kojiri carved from natural material, completing a koshirae that speaks with one voice, from habaki to kojiri, one dragon, one vision, one blade worth owning.

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