Gold and Black Tanto

£198.00

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

This gold and black tanto is built on a T10 high-carbon steel blade, forged using traditional swordsmith methods and finished with a wave-shaped clay-tempered hamon. The deep black saya carries hand-painted golden feathers, while the gilded brass habaki and diamond-braided black ito complete a balance of contrast and precision few short blades achieve.

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Gold And Black Tanto
Gold and Black Tanto
£198.00
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Blade Material: No selection

T10 Steel

Hamon: No selection

With Hamon

Guard (Tsuba 鍔): No selection

Round, carved and black

Handle (Tsuka 柄): No selection

Wood and PU Samegawa

Tsuka-ITO (柄糸): No selection

Black diamond-shaped wrap

Habaki (鎺): No selection

Gilded brass

Scabbard (Saya 鞘): No selection

Black-lacquered hardwood with painted feathers

Blade length (cm): No selection

33

Overall length including handle (cm): No selection

49

Length with scabbard (cm): No selection

50

Handle length (cm): No selection

16

Blade thickness (cm): No selection

0.7

Blade width (cm): No selection

3.2

Weight (kg): No selection

0.8

Package weight (kg): No selection

1.2

Gold and Black Tanto: Where Obsidian Meets Gold

Some blades are forged to cut. This one is forged to captivate. The gold and black tanto commands attention the moment it is drawn, its T10 steel blade catching light across a real wave-shaped (gunome midare) hamon that moves like water frozen in steel. At 33 cm, it carries the compact authority of a classical Japanese tanto, balanced with a precision that feels deliberate in the hand. From the gilded brass habaki to the deep black saya painted with golden feathers, every detail speaks a single, uncompromising aesthetic language.

Gold And Black Tanto
Gold And Black Tanto

A Blade Built for Collectors

This black and gold tanto is forged using traditional swordsmith methods from T10 steel, delivering a blade of genuine character and edge quality. The wave-shaped hamon runs the full length of the cutting edge, creating a boundary of light and shadow that rewards close attention. The round iron tsuba, lightly carved and finished in deep black, frames the transition between blade and handle with quiet authority. The gilded brass habaki anchors the assembly, introducing the first note of gold in a composition that builds steadily toward the saya.

The Tanto - The Samurai's Last Line of Defense

The Tanto is the shortest blade of the traditional Japanese sword family, worn by samurai as their final weapon of last resort. Compact and razor-sharp, it was designed for close-quarters combat and personal defense, and was also used in the ritual of Seppuku, making it one of the most culturally significant blades in Japanese history. Our Tanto replicas are crafted with the same quality materials and attention to detail as our full-size blades, delivering an authentic and beautifully finished piece. Whether you’re a collector, a history enthusiast, or looking to complete your Japanese sword collection, explore our full Japenese Tanto collection and own a blade steeped in samurai tradition.

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Gold Feathers on Black Lacquer

The saya of this Japanese tanto is lacquered in a deep, consistent black that absorbs and reflects light in equal measure. Hand-painted golden feathers rise along its surface, a motif evoking beauty, grace, and enduring good fortune in Japanese artistic tradition. The thin gold sageo ties off at the koiguchi in a bow that contrasts sharply against the black body, completing a presentation as composed as the sword itself. This is not decorative work applied as an afterthought. It is design thinking carried through from steel to lacquerwork, unified across every component with rare intentionality.

Grip, Balance and Presence

The tsuka of this gold and black tanto is built on a wooden core wrapped in PU samegawa, then bound with black tsuka-ito in a tight, even diamond braid that locks the grip securely in hand. At 16 cm, the handle provides confident control over the 33 cm blade, yielding an overall length of 49 cm and a balanced weight of 0.8 kg that sits naturally in the palm. The gold menuki, set beneath the ito at their traditional offset positions, add a final accent of warmth through the wrap. Available in both sharp and unsharpened versions, this tanto is equally at home displayed on a collector’s shelf or presented as a gift of rare distinction.

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