Practical Plus Wakizashi

  • Classic Japanese Wakizashi
  • Tsuba made of iron with sunburst design with a brass collar
  • Grip-enhancing brass ornament dragon (Menuki) under the Tsuka-Ito
  • Includes matte black wooden scabbard and black cloth bag
  • Traditional black cloth bag included
  • Overall length: 69.2 cm
  • Weight: 730 g
  • Blade material: 1566 Carbon Steel
  • Handle material: Wood, ray skin, black cord
  • Sharpness: Very sharp

350

• Shipping: Immediately available 6 pcs
• Pickup: Immediately from store in Kaarina, Finland

• Items will be shipped within 1-2 working days.
• Free EU shipping for orders over 400eur.

Description of the Product

Slightly curving Wakizashi is a Japanese short sword: equally good in thrusts as in slicing cuts. Even though Wakizashi became famous on the hips of the Samurai, Wakizashi was allowed also for merchants, artisans and craftsmen that sat below the ruling Samurai in class hierarchy. Travelling merchants relied on the Wakizashi when encountering bandits and Wakizashi was the main protection in cities during unrest as Katana was reserved only for the Samurai.

Originally Wakizashi didn’t stand for any specific type sword and as a direct translation it means any companion sword that was carried with the Katana. Samurai could carry any length sword or dagger under his belt along with the Katana but during the 17th Century the name settled down to mean a short cut & thrust sword just like this one.

Wakizashi is also known as the weapon Samurai used to perform seppuku. Seppuku was a ritual suicide that was used to regain or to keep the honor of the Samurai and his family. Retaining honor was usually regarded higher that retaining your own life. The idea of honor and avoiding shame was a deeply integral part of Medieval Japan and can still be seen in Japanese culture today.

This Wakizashi from the Hanwei Practical Plus –series provides a very economical cutting sword as functional and dependable as the Practical Wakizashi, but using more traditional fittings and construction methods. The 1566 high carbon blade is forged and differentially hardened in the traditional claying method, producing a prominent and traditional hamon, wavy line near the edge that was created when hardening the blade. This line shows you the transition from the harder edge to the softer back. Hard edge cuts better and keeps a sharp edge longer while softer back gives resilience and shock absorption qualities to the blade. The harness of the edge is HRC 60 and the hardness of the softer back is HRC 40.

This Practical Plus Wakizashi features genuine Same (rayskin) on the Tsuka (handle), with a Tsuka-Ito (handle wrap) specially developed for its gripping qualities. The long nakago (tang) is double-pegged with traditional bamboo pegs for security. All of the fittings of the sword that are mounted on top of the blade are called Koshirae as a whole. On this sword these fittings (Koshirae) are decorated in a Japanese Dogwood motif. Menuki, the grip-enhancing brass ornament under the Tsuka-Ito, feature a dragon. The handsome Tsuba is made of iron with sunburst design with a brass collar, Habaki. The flat black Saya (scabbard) features a black cotton Sageo. The Practical Plus Katana and the Practical Plus Tanto match this Wakizashi and provide a useful, traditional and elegant samurai set.

Included is traditional black cloth bag to keep your sword in pristine condition when in storage or while transporting.

  • Classic Japanese Wakizashi
  • Tsuba made of iron with sunburst design with a brass collar
  • Grip-enhancing brass ornament dragon (Menuki) under the Tsuka-Ito
  • Includes matte black wooden scabbard and black cloth bag
  • Traditional black cloth bag included
  • Overall length: 69.2 cm
  • Blade length: 50.8 cm
  • Handle length: 17.1 cm
  • Weight: 730 g
  • Point of Balance: 8.9 cm
  • Width at Guard: 2.8 cm
  • Width at Tip: 1.9 cm
  • Thickness at Guard: 7.1 mm
  • Thickness at Tip: 5.3 mm
  • Blade material: 1566 Carbon Steel
  • Handle material: Wood, ray skin, black cord
  • Sharpness: Very sharp
  • Manufacturer: Hanwei

Specs can vary slightly from piece to piece.

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Jukka Valli
Jukka Valli
12/03/2024
Tilasin keskiaikaisen hupun. 100% puuvillaa, joten voi käsitellä kosteussuoja-aineella. Vaivatonta kaupankäyntiä.
Hanna Nieminen
Hanna Nieminen
10/03/2024
Sain kaksi muistikirjaa ja kalligrafiasetin setin 25-vuotis lahjaksi rakkaaltani. Ne ovat upeita! Olen saanut valtavasti kyselyitä muistikirjan alkuperästä ja kehunut Rautaporttia laadukkaasta käsityöstä. Tuotteista huokuu estetiikka, laatu ja taianomaisuus. Täydellinen lahja historia-/fantasianörtille!
Lauri Lehtimäki
Lauri Lehtimäki
09/03/2024
Hyvän oloisia ja näköisiä tuotteita. Hinnatkin järkeviä.
Jani Kuusela
Jani Kuusela
02/03/2024
Loista kauppa mistä löytyy paljon kiinnostavaa tavaraa. Samoin loistava asiakaspalvelu jollaista saisi olla joka kaupassa.
ThreeQuarters 3/4
ThreeQuarters 3/4
01/03/2024
I'm very happy to shop and cooperate with this company. The customer service is perfect, fast and friendly. The products have good quality, good prices and are exactly what you see at the pictures, no fake photos. I'm just received a package 📦 today, and it takes 7 days from Finland 🇫🇮 to come to Greece 🇬🇷. Very fast and easy!!
Maaret Pasanen
Maaret Pasanen
29/02/2024
Siis aivan huikea!! Tilasin pari tuotetta aamupäivällä, ja 24h myöhemmin ne olivat jo noudettavissa postin automaatista! Kaikki sujui kuin rasvattu, ei ole mitään moitittavaa. Vaatteet olivat juuri sitä mitä tilasin, ja koot pitävät kyllä todella hyvin paikkansa! 😍 Aion ehdottomasti tilata vielä uudestaan, ja ehdottomasti suosittelen kaikille!
Annika Hägglund
Annika Hägglund
26/02/2024
Tuote vastasi kuvausta ja toimitettiin nopeasti
Jarmo Perämäki
Jarmo Perämäki
25/02/2024
Erittäin nopea toimitus. Tilatut replika aseet juuri sellaisia kun luvattiin 👍
Rasmus Lumirotko
Rasmus Lumirotko
23/02/2024
Sähköpostitiedusteluuni vastattiin nopeasti ja paketti saapui perille parissa päivässä. Hyvää palvelua!
Antti Lappi
Antti Lappi
23/02/2024
Nopea toimitus, helppo asioida, laadukas tuote 👍🤘

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All orders can also be picked up from the brick-and-mortar store at Oppipojankuja 1, 20780 Kaarina. 10min drive from the centre of Turku.

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