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Another Japanese Sword Question?

I know shinobigatana (ninjato) were the tsuka, tsuba, saya, etc. of a katana with a blade that was about wakizashi length, but my question is: how were these blades made? Would they simply cut katana blades, or were they already forged that length?

Hi there

Theres lots of myths etc regarding the shinobigatana or ninjato as its called. Ive read so many over the years that the simple anwser is that its just not clean cut as people would like it to be. First off the facts. There are and never have been a straight bladed ninjato. They dont exist historically and there are none to be found in any natural history musiums in Japan FACT! The tsuba was square? Again another load of old rubbish. This image of the sword is based around 80′s tv and the fact that some robbers of that time period were mistaken to be ninja that used cheap forged straight blades because they couldnt afford a decent swordsmith. Theres plenty of books you can read up on this such as the ones written by turnbull etc!

A real ninjato looks just like a normal katana only the blade is about 6 inch shorter but its placed in the conventional katana length saya. The sago or cord is also longer as it was used for lots of different things inc throwing the saya at an attacker whilst running in and cutting etc. The blades would have been forged specifically for the length they are or more often they would be the blade of a kodachi placed in a normal saya. There were more than 80 ninja ryuha operating in the sangoku jidai period of japan. Some where poor farming families whilst others were in fact samurai. Its not a clean cut ninja vs samurai as people like to believe. Its is one of Japans dirty little secrets as no wars have ever been won by playing fair? Some ryu could afford decent forged swords etc. You will often find other koryu ryu ha that have unconventional length swords such as the kuki family etc but there are many others. Forging swords of specialised length for certain ryu was common practice and their kata would relect the length of the blade and how it was used. The standard lenght of the katana didnt come about until much later in Japanese history.

Its also fesable that the poorer ryu may have recovered blades from fallen samurai on the battlefield. These blades could have been damaged and resharpend to suit. So it really depends on the ryu ha itself.

Its common sense that the sword had to look like a convential katana otherwise you would be identified by your blade which just deifies all logic? Yet the ninja nutters and fanboys are still in love with the fake straight bladed piece of hollywood junk. There are 17 traditional kata still practiced called biken no ho jutsu using a ninja biken (the correct name for a ninjato). The different forms use the blade, saya, metsubushi and the wearing of shuko whilst hold the sword etc. And as far as i know there are only one or two manufacturers that still produce a historically correct ninja biken. I have one myself.

Sorry if its not as clean cut as you would expect but it is ninpo afterall. Upon which there is very little written

Best wishes

idai

Sword Wakizashi

40 Inch Blue Japanese Katana Sword w Dragon Tsuba and Scabbard Review

This 40 inch Blue Japanese Katana Sword w Dragon Tsuba and Scabbard is a truly wonderful replica of the samurai swords popularized in many Japanese samurai movies exported to the West in the 50s 60s and 70s. These are the best recognized Japanese sword through literature and film due to its association with its owner: a member of the Japanese warrior class called the Samurai.

Who Were the Samurai?

The ancestors of this 40 Inch Japanese Katana Sword w Dragon Tsuba and Scabbard were found around the waists of Samurai warriors who were the only members of Japanese society allowed to wear katana. Any peasants found in possession of a katana by a member of the warrior caste would be executed on the spot.

In contrast to the ways that katana are seen wielded in battle in all those samurai movies, it was actually the weapon of last resort.The katana was believed to have a mystical link to a warrior soul and was only drawn in the most necessary circumstances when honor was at stake. It was often accompanied by a smaller sword called a wakizashi (12 to 20 inches) or a dagger known as a tanto (6 to 12 inches). The combination of the two weapons was referred to as daisho – the long and the short. The katana will was used for cutting whereas the short sword or dagger was used for stabbing.

The Art of Katana

The practice of swordsmanship using the katana is known as kenjitsu, or samurai sword art. Highly skilled practitioners could wield two of their weapons at the same time. One of the most famous of these was a legendary swordsman and the author of Book of Five Rings, Miyamoto Musashi (1584 – 1645).

He created a two-sword technique that he named niten’ichi which means “Two Heavens as One.”  With this technique, Musashi perfected use of the katana and wakizashi at the same time. Much like one-on-one battles of honor that were commonplace amongst the gentry of Europe at this time, Musashi participated in more than 60 duels in his lifetime never losing.

Shaping a Sharp Blade

This katana is a sword with a long, slightly curved blade with a chisel-like point. It is what is referred to as a “back sword” since it is single edged – its back edge is unsharpened. The sword is used for slashing as well as thrusting. It is the sword that is portrayed as the weapon of choice for beheading defeated enemies depicted in many movies.

Beautiful Art

Many katanas are beautifully adorned with decorated tsubas, the sword hand guard. The product described here – 40 Inch Blue Japanese Katana Sword w Dragon Tsuba and Scabbard – has a beautifully etched dragon theme on its tsuba along with a 10.5 inch blue-colored handle of imitation fish skin. The overall sword blade measures in at 27 inches. This is a truly remarkable weapon that anyone would be proud to display and own.

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