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Shinku no Yoru Katana Sword (深紅の夜) – Crimson Night

£295.00

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

The Shinku no Yoru katana sword (深紅の夜) is named for the suspended hour when a blood-red moon rises over a purple-steeped night. Its T10 steel blade carries a genuine notare hamon, rippling along the edge like a tide drawn by darkness, while gilded brown tsuka-ito, silver-plated menuki, and a black marbled saya finished in gold compose a blade as meditative as it is commanding.

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Shinku No Yoru Katana Sword (深紅の夜) – Crimson Night
Shinku no Yoru Katana Sword (深紅の夜) – Crimson Night
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Blade Material: No selection

T10 Steel

Hamon: No selection

With Hamon

Scabbard (Saya 鞘): No selection

Black and purple marbled wood

Sageo (下げ緒): No selection

Gilded

Handle (Tsuka 柄): No selection

Genuine stingray leather and hardwood

Tsuka-ITO (柄糸): No selection

Gilded brown

Menuki (目貫): No selection

Silver

Guard (Tsuba 鍔): No selection

Round alloy butterfly-shaped and hollow

Fuchi (縁): No selection

Black and gilded

Kashira (頭): No selection

Black and gilded

Habaki (鎺): No selection

Brass

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

Shinku no Yoru Katana Sword: Where Crimson Night Speaks

Deep crimson. The moment the Shinku no Yoru katana sword leaves its saya, something shifts in the air. The lacquer catches the light like embers under a blood-red moon, and the hamon stirs along the edge in slow, restless waves. This is a blade that does not wait to be noticed. Its name, Crimson Night, carries the weight of that threshold hour when samurai turned inward, when honor and shadow converged. From the sculpted iron guard to the gold-wrapped handle, every detail speaks with the authority of a sword that was built to endure.

Shinku No Yoru Katana Sword (深紅の夜) – Crimson Night
Shinku No Yoru Katana Sword (深紅の夜) – Crimson Night

Forged in the Classical Tradition

The Shinku no Yoru sword is built on a T10 high-carbon steel blade, ground and finished to the exacting geometry of the classical shinogi-zukuri form: a pronounced shinogi-ji panel, an iori-mune spine, and a chu-kissaki tip with a cleanly defined yokote line and a boshi that marks the kissaki with quiet precision. The blade carries a moderate tori-zori curvature suited to both display and handling. No fuller interrupts the clean silhouette of this mu-hi profile. Structure alone creates presence here, and the geometry delivers it without compromise.

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 Alive at Every Angle

The notare hamon of the Shinku no Yoru katana is its most arresting feature: broad undulating waves that rise and fall across the blade’s full length, punctuated by rounded peaks that give the temper line a restless, living rhythm. The hiroi-hamon tendency, a medium-to-wide activity zone, ensures the pattern remains visible and dramatic from hilt to tip. The polish deepens the contrast between the hamon and the ji, a two-tone finish that shifts under changing light and rewards every angle of observation. The habaki in warm brass, its rim worked with a knurled decorative edge, anchors the blade collar with a gold accent that anchors the entire composition.

The Koshirae of the Crimson Night

Every fitting of this Crimson Night katana is chosen as part of a coherent visual language. The tsuba has a figure-eight silhouette with a matte-black surface and subtle decorative work on the seppa-dai that sets it apart from anything standard. The fuchi and kashira form a matched set in alloy with a nanako-ji ground and a gilded mon accent, carrying the warmth of the brass habaki up through the handle assembly. The tsuka, wrapped in a hineri-maki diamond pattern in brown ito over samegawa, is finished with silver-plated menuki seated cleanly beneath the wrap. Above all, the deep crimson lacquer saya, its high-gloss surface alive with black splatter and edged with gilt brass at koiguchi and kojiri, transforms every draw into a ceremony.

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Delivery is free on all orders placed on our site, with no minimum purchase required.

Once your order is validated, our team processes it within 24 business hours. Your order is then shipped within 1 to 15 business days. You will generally receive your package within 15 business days from your order date, though in some cases delivery may take up to 36 business days. Our katanas are forged by master swordsmiths in Longquan, China, a region with centuries of unrivalled blade-making heritage. Each katana is dispatched directly from our workshops, allowing us to deliver exceptional quality at an honest price. From the moment your order is placed, you will receive email updates so you can track your shipment every step of the way.

Every item undergoes rigorous quality checks before being shipped. Our team oversees each step of the process to ensure your order meets the highest standards.

If your package has not arrived within 36 business days from your order date, please contact us at contact@japanese-swords.co.uk and we will take care of it.

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You have 30 days from receipt of your package to report a problem or request an exchange or refund. The item must be returned in its original, unused condition and will undergo a quality check. If the check is successful, the refund will be issued to your original payment method within a few business days.

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