Wakizashi

This wakizashi is one of our special design products. The blade is made of 9260 sping steel and clay tempered, it’s hazuya polished so the area between hamon and back is white.  Its saya is covered in polished mother-of-pearl and shells, it gives a unique glow of random colors. The koiguchi,kurikata and kojiri is made of polished, black buffalo horn. The tsuba is made of folded steel, beautiful grains of the steel are visible. Fuchi and kashira are iron with silver embedded.

The blade is honsanmai lamination, 1095 high carbon steel is the cutting edge, folded steel is the jacket steel. The blade is clay tempered, hamon is clearly visible as well as the grains of folded steel. The blade shape is unokubi-zukuri, the thickness on the back becomes thinner from the half of the blade and turns to thick near the kissaki. The saya is made of hardwood. The tsuka is made of hardwood, wrapped with genuine rayskin and synthetic silk ito. The tsuba, fuchi, kashira and menuki are made of brass with dragon pattern, they're plated with silver.

Wakizashi are considered a samurai's side arm and supplemental weapon. It is effective weapon when fighting in confined spaces as typical Japanese dwellings had low ceiling. Samurai warriors often sleep with their wakizashi and carry them even when inside castles, residences unlike the katana that they sometimes had to leave to a servant. The use of the wakizashi though was not limited to the samurai as merchants, craftsmen and other individuals sometimes carry it for protection. 

The blade is made of 1095 high carbon steel, it can be used on heavy targets without compromising its edge. It's unokubi zukuri, the thickness on the back becomes thinner from the half of the blade towards the tip, but the back turns to thick near the kissaki. The tsuka is made of hardwood, wrapped with red genuine same and black synthetic silk ito. The fittings are optional.