Collectable Katana Midnight Bamboo Sanmai Steel Clay Tempered Purple Saya 竹影

Collectable Katana Midnight Bamboo | Sanmai Steel Clay Tempered Blade | Polished Edge | Purple Gloss Lacquer Saya | Genuine Rayskin

This Midnight Bamboo katana is forged in sanmai construction, with a hardened steel core encased by softer outer layers for an ideal blend of sharpness and resilience. The blade displays a straight grain pattern and a clean suguha hamon, brought out through traditional clay tempering. Forged in the classic shinogi-zukuri style with a ridged spine and an extended tip, it balances elegance with performance.

The mountings feature an elliptical copper tsuba adorned with a carved bamboo motif, finished in a rich black patina. The fuchi and kashira are blackened copper with refined simplicity, while silver bamboo-leaf menuki lie subtly beneath the wrap. The handle is bound in deep blue cotton over unbleached ray skin with hishigami inserts, forming a striking diamond pattern for both beauty and secure grip.

The hardwood scabbard is finished with a deep purple lacquer, reinforced at the mouth, end, and knob with buffalo horn fittings. A dark purple cotton cord is tied to the kurigata, completing this elegant and cohesive design.

Swords holder or stand sold separately.

Sword Information

Features	Hand-Forged Sanmai (Three-Layered Steel), Polished Edge, Genuine rayskin, Hishigami
Overall Length	Approx. 102 cm
Blade Length (Nagasa)	Approx. 73 cm
Handle Length (Tsuka)	Approx. 25 cm
Blade Width at Habaki	3.0 cm
Blade Thickness	5.5 mm
Blade Material	Sanmai Steel (Performance Grade)
Heat Treatment	Clay-Tempered
Blade Shape	Curved, single-edged blade without a Bo-Hi
Sharpness	Fully sharpened
Tang	Full Tang
Tsuka (Handle)	Hardwood, genuine rayskin, hishigami
Saya (Scabbard)	Hardwood with buffalo horn
Fittings	Blackened Brass Fittings
Weight (without saya)	Approx. 1000 g
Purpose	Iaido practice | Test cutting (Tameshigiri) | General martial arts training | We can provide an unsharpened blade upon request.