Katana Sabana サバンナ

Sabana — the savanna — the long golden grass and the predator moving through it. The sword wears that scene: a red-lacquered scabbard prowled by a tiger, copper fittings flowering in gold and silver, and a mirror-bright blade like heat-haze over the plain. Striking yet refined, it is a T10 cutter dressed for the eye.

Forging & Steel

The blade is high-carbon T10 tool steel, clay-tempered to carry a wave-form hamon and finished by a master with a mirror polish. The differential hardening gives durability and edge retention that is both practical and decorative — a blade as comfortable on the cutting stand as on the wall. A mirror polish is unforgiving work, since it shows every flaw in the steel; here it reads as glass with the wave hamon floating just beneath the surface. It ships sharpened.

Fittings

The tsuba is copper carved and finished in gold and silver plate with a floral motif. The saya is red-lacquered wood bearing a tiger motif with a matching red sageo, and the tsuka is wrapped in genuine white shagreen with a copper menuki kit and two bamboo mekugi for grip and balance. Red lacquer, a prowling tiger and gold-and-silver flowers make this one of the most decorative pieces at its level, yet none of it gets in the way of a working blade.

Specifications

Dimensions

Is it battle-ready?

Yes. The Sabana is a sharpened, full-tang T10 blade fit for tatami cutting as well as display. Browse the wider katana collection, or compare T10 siblings like the Genki and the Nara.