Damascus Naginata - Handcrafted Pattern Steel, Black Lacquer Saya, Full Tang, 118cm

All-black finish is the right call for a Damascus naginata: it removes the visual competition. The layered grain of Damascus steel - the bands and waves that emerge from the forge-welding and working of high- and low-carbon steel - reads most clearly against a neutral background. The black lacquer hardwood saya provides that background, letting the blade's pattern surface as the primary visual element when the naginata is displayed or drawn.

At 118cm overall, this naginata carries the full format - the long nagasa with its characteristic curve, the extended 41cm tsuka designed for two-handed grip and the leverage and reach that defines the polearm's handling. The cotton cord wrapped handle over ray-skin samegawa follows traditional construction: the ito binds in the standard pattern, the samegawa provides the textured base beneath it. Premium alloy fittings at the guard and handle collar. Full tang runs blade steel through the complete tsuka length.

Damascus steel's appeal in a display context is the pattern itself: it's a surface that rewards close attention, changes with the viewing angle, and documents the forging process in visible form across the blade. On a 118cm naginata, there's surface area enough for the pattern to develop fully.

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