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Yorutatsu Katana Sword (夜竜) – Night Dragon

£220.00

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

The Yorutatsu katana sword (夜竜, “Night Dragon”) is forged using traditional swordsmith methods in high-performance T10 steel, delivering exceptional edge retention and structural integrity. A black-lacquered saya adorned with a carved gilded dragon, silver-plated dragon tsuba, and diamond-braided black leather ito make this far more than a display piece, it is a statement.

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Yorutatsu Katana Sword (夜竜) - Night Dragon
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Blade Material: No selection

T10 Steel
Scabbard (Saya 鞘): No selection

Black lacquered hardwood with gilded dragon
Handle (Tsuka 柄): No selection

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

Black diamond braid
Guard (Tsuba 鍔): No selection

Silver round with a dragon
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

2

Yorutatsu Katana Sword: the Night Dragon Awakens

Its name, Yorutatsu (夜竜), means Night Dragon, and the moment you draw this blade, you understand why. From the gold-colored dragon coiling across the black lacquered scabbard to the silver openwork guard catching the light, every surface of this katana tells the same ancient story: a creature of immense power, barely contained, waiting to move. The Yorutatsu katana sword is not merely a display piece. It is a complete sculptural narrative, forged and fitted to embody the legendary spirit of the ryū in its most commanding form.

Yorutatsu Katana Sword (夜竜) - Night Dragon
Yorutatsu Katana Sword (夜竜) - Night Dragon

A Dragon in Every Detail

What distinguishes the Yorutatsu sword from ordinary decorative katana is the relentless thematic coherence of its koshirae. The dragon does not appear on one fitting and vanish on the next. It breathes through every element: the sukashi tsuba with its individually cast scales, the matched fuchi and kashira in silver-toned alloy, the silver-plated menuki seated beneath the ito wrap, and the saya ablaze with a full-body ryū in gold over deep black lacquer. This is not decoration applied to a sword. This is a sword built around a single, uncompromising vision of power.

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 Blade of the Night Dragon

The Yorutatsu katana carries a T10 steel blade, 72 cm of forged using traditional swordsmith methods, shaped in the classical shinogi-zukuri geometry with a pronounced high shinogi ridge and a balanced chū-kissaki point that recalls the refined proportions of Edo-period masterwork blades. The moderate tori-zori curvature sits precisely where centuries of swordsmanship placed it, natural in the draw, aligned in the cut. The mirror-bright polish transforms the blade surface into a near-flawless reflective plane, commanding in presence and unmistakable in quality. The iori-mune spine runs clean and true from habaki to kissaki, completing a geometry with nothing superfluous and nothing missing.

Gold, Black and the Fire of the Ryū

The saya of the Night Dragon is its crowning achievement. A lacquered wooden scabbard finished in deep glossy black, its body covered in an elaborate gold dragon composition, scaled limbs extended, framed at the koiguchi, central band, and kojiri by gold-toned metal kanamono fittings. The multicolor sageo in orange, white, and green provides a vivid festive accent that breaks the monochrome tension with deliberate drama. The tsuka, wrapped in a tight hineri-maki diamond pattern in black ito over a samegawa underlayer, sits perfectly balanced against the saya’s opulence: disciplined, precise, and deeply satisfying in the hand. To hold the Yorutatsu is to hold a complete world, one where craft and myth have become inseparable.

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