Katana Nara 楢

Nara — the oak — and the sword has the oak’s two natures: rooted and strong, yet quick once it moves. It is offered as a functional work of art for martial-arts enthusiasts and discerning collectors, balanced so the strength of the steel never costs you speed in the cut.

Forging & Steel

The blade is high-carbon T10 tool steel, clay-tempered to raise a hamon along a hard, sharp edge over a tougher spine. Through the centre runs a bo-hi fuller that reduces weight for faster handling and gives the blade its low draw-note. Hardness for the cut, lightness for the swing — the oak’s balance in steel. The bo-hi also shifts the point of balance back toward the hand, which is part of why the Nara feels quicker through a cut than its length suggests. It ships sharpened.

Fittings

The tsuba is pure copper sculpted in gold, adding corrosion resistance and acting as a counterweight at the balance point. The saya is dense ebony wood with a bull-horn kurigata, and the tsuka is wrapped in genuine stingray leather with a gold-plated copper menuki kit and two bamboo mekugi for a non-slip hold. The gold tsuba against the near-black ebony is a deliberately rich pairing, the sort of detail that reads as a functional work of art rather than a training tool alone.

Specifications

Dimensions

Is it battle-ready?

Yes. The Nara is a sharpened, full-tang T10 cutter built for controlled tatami work. Explore more of our katana collection, or compare with other T10 pieces like the Genki and the Nihon.