Nagi Gatana, Battle Swords

Discover Nagi Gatana, Battle Swords

Nagi gatana, battleblades



Meet Battleblades’ heaviest and most durable slashing weapon, a fierce hybrid – the Nagi-gatana. The magnificent weapon known as the Naginata is an iconic long weapon with a devastatingly effective, single-edged curved blade. It was used by samurai and ashigaru in feudal Japan. While it shares many similar elements with traditional katanas, the Naginata has greater reach and astonishing slashing power. Battleblades has combined the best elements of both weapons to create a two-handed sword with the curvature of a Naginata sword and the elegance of a Katana – the Nagi-gatana.



The elegance of the hand-forged Nagi Gatana sword



Combining the elegance and unique beauty of the delicate traditional Japanese katana with the range of motion and raw power of the naginata was not easy to achieve. The nagasa is slightly shorter than the usual katana blade, but has a wider motohaba and a wider blade tip. The tsuka is shorter than a naginata, but the blade is wider than a katana. The curved blade provides a long cutting surface without increasing the overall length of the weapon. The nagi-gatana is quite heavy, but can be handled quickly and is well balanced as the unokubi-zukuri shape reduces the clumsiness of the blade. The weight combined with the curved blade ensures maximum cutting power. It is forged from t10 steel and decorated with our aggressive and visible real clay hardened hamon and double bo-hi.



The extra-long, naginata-inspired tsuka was designed not only to balance the weapon, but also to ensure maximum torque when cutting. The tsuka features genuine Samegawa stingray leather beneath hinerimaki-wrapped silk ito and is decorated with iron fuchi and kashira and a brass tsuba. Custom-made brass habaki and naginata menuki complete the superb koshirae. Battleblades guarantees that you will be amazed by the nagi-gatana’s quick, effortless handling and center of gravity.



To make a special sword a special scabbard is needed. Nagi-gatana's fully custom-made fine wooden saya is paired with a gold-dotted black silk sageo and buffalo horn kurigata and koiguchi. The light brown wood dye coating gives the saya a luxurious touch. Each stunning saya has been hand-crafted and precisely fitted to its sword, meaning no other sword, not even another Battleblades Nagi-gatana, would fit this saya.




The sword comes with an embroidered silk battleblades pouch and a serial numbered certificate.



Details:

- Blade material/nagasa material: t10 steel

- Total length: approx. 106cm

- Blade/nagasa length: approx. 69 cm

- Handle/tsuka length: approx. 37cm

- Blade thickness at the back/kasane: approx. 7.7 mm

- Blade thickness at the front/sakikasane: approx. 3.4 mm

- Blade/motohaba width: approx. 3.3 cm

- Blade width at tip/sakihaba: approx. 3.8 cm

- Weight with cover/saya: approx. 1.6kg

- Weight: approx. 1.4 kg



The above specifications may vary slightly from specimen to specimen.



Please note:

This item is only sold to persons over 18 years of age. Please enter your date of birth on our order form. We also require a copy of your ID, driving licence or similar by email, scan, fax or post.


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