Red Wakizashi

£220.00

1045 Steel Reliable steel with good durability and easy maintenance.
full tangBlade running through the entire handle for maximum strength.

Bold in color, precise in craft, this red wakizashi is built around a 52 cm 1045 steel blade with a wave-shaped hamon, forged using traditional swordsmith methods. The iron tsuba carries a carved dragon, the gilded habaki catches the light, and every detail, from the red lacquered saya to the diamond-braided tsuka-ito, is finished by hand.

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Red Wakizashi
Red Wakizashi
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Blade Material: No selection

1045 Steel

Hamon: No selection

With Hamon

Guard (Tsuba 鍔): No selection

Round with 4 notches, carved dragon

Handle (Tsuka 柄)Tsuka): No selection

Wood and PU white Samegawa

Tsuka-ITO (柄糸): No selection

Red diamond-shaped wrap

Habaki (鎺): No selection

Gilded brass

Scabbard (Saya 鞘): No selection

Red-lacquered hardwood

Blade length (cm): No selection

52

Overall length including handle (cm): No selection

77

Length with scabbard (cm): No selection

80

Handle length (cm): No selection

25

Blade thickness (cm): No selection

0.7

Blade width (cm): No selection

3.2

Weight (kg): No selection

1

Package weight (kg): No selection

1.5

Red Wakizashi: the Dragon's Crimson Blade

The moment it enters a room, the red wakizashi commands attention. Deep crimson lacquer on the saya, blood-red braiding on the tsuka, a coiled dragon frozen in silver on the guard: this is not a blade that waits to be noticed. Forged using traditional swordsmith methods in 1045 carbon steel with a bo-hi and dressed in a fully unified aka koshirae, this wakizashi carries the visual authority of a feudal-era treasure, a piece that speaks before it is ever touched.

Red Wakizashi
Red Wakizashi

A Blade Built for Legacy

Every component of this red wakizashi has been chosen to reinforce a single, coherent aesthetic vision: the dragon. The round iron tsuba presents a fully circumferential coiled ryū in high-relief casting, with individually defined scales, clawed limbs, and an open-mouthed head frozen mid-roar. Gold accent detailing on the seppa-dai area creates a striking gold-on-silver contrast that frames the blade’s entry point with deliberate drama. The wave-shaped hamon, running the full 52 cm of the polished 1045 steel blade, adds a living rhythm to the steel itself.

The Samurai's Trusted Companion

The Wakizashi was the shorter blade worn alongside the katana by Japanese samurai, together forming the iconic Daisho, the symbol of the samurai class. Lighter and more compact than a katana, the Wakizashi was used in close combat, indoor fighting, and as a personal sidearm never left the samurai’s side. Our Wakizashi replicas are crafted with the same attention to detail and quality materials as our full-size katanas, delivering an authentic and beautifully finished blade. Whether you’re a collector, a history enthusiast, or looking to complete your Daisho set, explore our full Wakizashi collection and bring a piece of samurai heritage home.

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Crimson from Steel to Saya

The coherence of this wakizashi’s koshirae is rare at any price. The hardwood handle is wrapped in a tight, uniform hineri-maki diamond braid in deep crimson, revealing windows of white samegawa beneath each crossing, a construction detail that speaks to traditional Japanese sword aesthetics. The antiqued silver-tone fuchi and kashira match the tsuba precisely, forming a complete and harmonious fitting set. The gilded brass habaki adds a warm gold note at the blade collar, reinforcing the gold-on-silver drama of the guard. At 1 kg, the balance is immediate, the grip confident.

A Room Transformed by One Object

The high-gloss red lacquer saya, paired with a crimson sageo in matching tone, completes an ensemble that functions as much as interior sculpture as it does as a collector’s blade. The 52 cm blade length and 77 cm overall profile give this red wakizashi a compact, commanding presence, easier to display than a full katana, impossible to overlook. Whether mounted on a wall, rested on a stand, or drawn slowly from its saya to reveal that wave hamon against polished steel, this piece rewards every angle. It is the kind of object that does not simply occupy a space, it defines it.

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