Hand Forged 53″ Nodachi Japanese Samurai Long Sword Folded Steel Reddish Black Blade

Long Black and Red Nodachi

Odachi or nodachi was a type of traditionally made Japanese sword used by the samurai class of feudal Japan. Odachi are difficult to produce because their length makes traditional heat treatment more complicated: The longer a blade is, the more difficult (and expensive) it is to heat the whole blade to a homogeneous temperature, both for annealing and to reach the hardening temperature. The quenching process then needs a bigger quenching medium because uneven quenching might lead to warping the blade.

Long Black and Red Nodachi Features:

Folded steel. Full Tang, clay tempered.

Battle ready, not just a collectible.

Traditional craftsmanship, hand forged, hand polished.

Perfect balance, comfortable grip.

Gives away a free sword bag and spare mekugi (Peg).

Free engraving available.

Long Black and Red Nodachi Specifications:

Overall Length:

135cm / 53”

Nagasa(Blade):

90cm / 35.4”

Tsuka(Handle):

40cm / 15.7”

Motohaba(width near habaki):

3.15cm

Sakihaba(width near yokote):

2.3cm

Sori(curve):

3.2cm

Kasane(thickness at habaki):

7.5mm

Sakikasane(thickness at yokote):

3mm

Blade:

Maru, Folded Steel

Saya Material:

Hardwood

Handle Material:

Hardwood+Genuine Rayskin

Tsuba:

Brass, 78*73*5mm

Notes:

Our Long Black and Red Nodachi are 100% handmade, so specification varies slightly from sword to sword. We appreciate your understanding.

All our katana swords are hand forged by swordsmiths,  the forging time about 7-15 days. For some high-performance swords may require longer hand-forged processing time, depending on the difficulty of the craft.