Sabaku no ha Katana Sword (砂漠の刃) – Blade of the Desert

Sabaku no ha Katana Sword (砂漠の刃) specifications

• Blade: T10 full tang, affûtée ou non affûtée au choix, soie pleine.
• Saya (鞘): light-colored rough wood.
• Sageo (下げ緒): sandy orange color.
• Tsuka (柄): imitation black ray skin.
• Tsuka-ITO (柄糸): orange sand braided above the handle, in a diamond pattern.
• Menuki (目貫): gilded dragon.
• Tsuba (鍔): rounded cruciform guard, black and gold, gilded around the edges with a gilded coiled dragon on a black background.
• Fuchi (縁): gilded flower.
• Kashira (頭): silver alloy.
• Habaki (鎺): brass heald.

Dimensions

• Blade length: 72 cm
• Overall length including handle: 102 cm
• Length with scabbard: 105 cm
• Handle length: 27 cm
• Blade thickness: 0.7 cm
• Blade width: 3.2 cm
• Weight: 1.4 kg
• Package weight: 2 kg

Accessories

• Katana stand: Not included
• Scabbard: Included

Sabaku no ha Katana Sword: design and finishes

The Sabaku no ha katana sword features a full tang T10 steel blade, available sharpened or unsharpened, with a brilliant silver hue, guaranteeing unrivaled strength and durability. The imitation black stingray skin handle is beautifully wrapped with sandy-orange Tsuka-Ito woven into a diamond pattern, recalling the warm colors of the desert. The rounded cruciform guard, in black and gold colors, is adorned with a coiled gilded dragon, lending a majestic allure to the sword. The pale raw wood scabbard and a sandy orange Sageo evoke the dunes and arid landscape. Details include a gilded dragon-shaped menuki, a gilded flower-shaped Fuchi, a silver-alloy Kashira, and a smooth brass Habaki. Each element of the Sabaku no ha evokes the austere beauty of desert expanses, hence its name Blade of the Desert, Sabaku no ha (砂漠の刃) in Japanese.