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Kuroryū Tanto (黒竜) – Black Dragon

£235.00

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

The Kuroryū tanto sword (黒竜, “Black Dragon”) channels the hidden wisdom and primordial force of Japanese dragon mythology into a blade that commands attention. Forged using traditional swordsmith methods in T10 high-carbon steel, it reveals a genuine notare hamon through differential tempering. A coiled dragon tsuba, black lacquered saya with gilded dragon, and hand-wrapped brown tsuka-ito complete a tanto built for those who collect with intention.

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Kuroryū Tanto (黒竜) – Black Dragon
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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 wood with painted gold dragon
Sageo (下げ緒): No selection

Brown
Handle (Tsuka 柄): No selection

Fake black stingray skin and wood
Tsuka-ITO (柄糸): No selection

Diamond-shaped brown
Menuki (目貫): No selection

Black dragon
Guard (Tsuba 鍔): No selection

Black iron alloy coiled dragon
Fuchi (縁): No selection

Smooth black alloy
Kashira (頭): No selection

Smooth black alloy
Habaki (鎺): No selection

Black alloy
Blade length (cm): No selection

33
Overall length including handle (cm): No selection

54
Length with scabbard (cm): No selection

55
Handle length (cm): No selection

17
Blade thickness (cm): No selection

0.7
Blade width (cm): No selection

3.2
Weight (kg): No selection

0.7
Package weight (kg): No selection

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Kuroryū Tanto Sword: the Black Dragon Awakens

Its name is carved from two kanji: kuro (黒), the black of shadow and hidden power, and ryū (竜), the dragon of ancient legend. Before the Kuroryū tanto sword is ever drawn, it commands the room. The mirror-black lacquered saya ignites under the light, a coiled golden dragon rising from its surface with articulated scales, open jaws, and flame-tipped tail. This is not a blade that waits quietly. It announces itself, then waits for you to be worthy of what lies beneath.

Kuroryū Tanto (黒竜) – Black Dragon
Kuroryū Tanto (黒竜) – Black Dragon

Steel and Shadow: Forged Together

The Kuroryū sword is built around a T10 high-carbon steel blade forged using traditional swordsmith methods, with a full tang construction that anchors every component with structural integrity. The blade geometry follows classical shinogi-zukuri form: a raised ridge dividing the flat ji from the polished ha, converging to a precisely defined chū-kissaki with a crisp yokote line. The surface receives a consistent mirror polish across its entire length, its reflectivity shifting with every change in angle and light, the shinogi-ji and mune catching and releasing brightness in a way that gives the steel a living, restless quality that no applied finish could replicate.

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.

Tanto

A Hamon Born from Fire

Along the cutting edge, a genuine notare hamon unfolds in slow, organic waves, punctuated by rounded gunome projections that give the boundary an irregular, living quality no acid-etched imitation can replicate. The habuchi carries a misty nioi-deki character, a soft cloudy glow where hardened martensite meets the darker body of the blade, evidence of differential tempering applied to T10 steel through traditional clay methods. The blade carries no-hi groove, leaving the full surface uninterrupted, a canvas for the contrast between darkness and edge.

The Dragon in Every Detail

The koshirae of the Kuroryū tanto is a study in unified obsession. The tsuba is fully three-dimensional: a cast ryū in black alloy, its coiled body forming the guard rim, claws and head projecting outward in high relief, nothing flat, nothing merely engraved. The brown cotton tsuka-ito winds in a tight diamond hineri-maki pattern over black samegawa, visible through each hishi opening, warm earth tone against deep black. Black dragon menuki anchor the grip beneath the weave. The matched fuchi and kashira in black alloy carry the same restrained darkness. And above all of it, the lacquered wooden saya gleams in kuro-roiro-nuri mirror black, a golden dragon painted along its full length with orange-red accents on belly and flame, head open toward the koiguchi, as if waiting for the blade to return. This is the Black Dragon, complete.

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