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Japanese Maru Wakizashi with Red Handle
Availability: 8 in stock
SKU: WAK-007This wakizashi (脇差), of maru construction (丸, forged from a single piece of steel), is paired with the tantō from the same line: a glossy black lacquered scabbard and a braided red cord handle. The manufacturer confirms that the blade is sharp.
Identification
- Type of piece
- Wakizashi (脇差) - Japanese short sword, one-piece construction (maru, 丸)
- Model
- Maru Wakizashi with Red Handle
- Historical period depicted
- Edo period inspiration (江戸時代, 1603-1868), maru (丸) construction; the wakizashi was worn with the katana to form the daishō (大小)
Blade (Ha)
- Steel type
- One-piece forged steel (maru construction, 丸)
- Overall length
- 55 cm
- Blade length
- 38 cm (長さ, nagasa)
- Blade width
- 2.8 cm
- Spine thickness
- 5 mm
- Tip type (kissaki)
- Chu-kissaki (中切先)
- Hamon type
- Suguha (直刃), subtle temper line, characteristic of maru construction
- Hardening method
- Differential hardening (焼き入れ, yaki-ire) on one-piece forged steel (maru, 丸)
- Blade finish
- Polished
- Edge condition
- Sharpened, with a real edge (刃, ha)
Grip (Tsuka)
- Tsuka length
- 18 cm (柄, tsuka)
- Core material
- Wood, wrapped in braided cord
- Samegawa (rayskin)
- Ivory-coloured synthetic samegawa, under the wrap (鮫皮)
- Tsuka-ito (wrap cord)
- Red cord, diamond-wrapped (柄糸)
- Menuki (ornaments under the wrap)
- Discreet, integrated under the wrap (目貫)
- Fuchi and kashira
- Fuchi (縁) and kashira (頭) in dark tone
Guard and mounting (Koshirae)
- Tsuba (guard)
- Round, small, dark-toned (鍔)
- Tsuba material
- Dark-toned metal alloy
- Habaki
- Gold-toned metal (鎺)
- Seppa (spacers)
- Fitted next to the tsuba (切羽)
- Mekugi (peg)
- Peg visible on the tsuka (目釘)
Scabbard (Saya)
- Scabbard material
- Black lacquered wood, glossy finish (鞘)
- Colour and finish
- Gloss black
- Sageo (scabbard cord)
- Red cord, tied in a bow next to the mouth of the saya (下緒)
- Koiguchi (scabbard mouth)
- Dark rim, integrated with the saya (鯉口)
General information
- Predominant colour
- Black and red
- Materials
- Steel, lacquered wood, metal alloy, textile cord
- Total weight
- 550 g
- Blade weight
- 350 g
- Balance point
- 5 cm above the tsuba (鍔)
- Recommended use
- Collecting, decoration, martial arts practice
- Practitioner level
- Intermediate (blade with a real edge, requires experienced handling)
This wakizashi is forged from a single piece of steel (maru construction, 丸) and sharpened to give a real edge. The handle is wrapped with red braid over ivory-coloured synthetic samegawa, with a peg securing the blade to the handle. The round, dark-toned guard is assembled with the other metal parts before the whole assembly is attached to the black-lacquered wooden scabbard, which is closed with a red cord knotted near the mouth.
- Wakizashi (脇差) of maru construction (丸, a single piece of steel), with a real edge (刃, ha).
- Scabbard (鞘) lacquered in black, glossy finish.
- Handle wrapped in red cord.
- Small, round tsuba (鍔) in a dark tone.
- Approximate total length of 55 cm, with a blade of about 38 cm, typical measurements for this type of wakizashi.
- Suitable for collecting, display and martial arts practice.
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