Pattern Steel Yari Spear - Handcrafted Japanese Overlord Polearm, 80-Inch Two-Part Staff

Pattern steel is what happens when a smith folds and welds layers of high and low carbon steel repeatedly until the grain becomes visible on the surface - the same process that gives Damascus blades their characteristic flowing lines. On a yari spearhead, that visible pattern carries additional meaning: it's evidence of the forging labor that went into an 11-inch head that needed to hold its geometry under the stresses of a polearm's leverage. This handcrafted piece brings that material to a form measuring 80.7 inches assembled.

The spearhead specs are specific: 11 inches in length, 2 inches at its widest point, 0.33 inches thick. It takes the triangulated double-edged form of the classic Japanese yari - three faces meeting at point, each edge finished in the geometry that made the yari Japan's predominant polearm through the Sengoku period. A deep fuller runs down the flat face, the same structural reduction Japanese smiths used for centuries to remove weight without losing rigidity at the point where leverage is most concentrated.

The two-part stainless steel staff is a practical engineering choice at this length. The first section runs 33.85 inches, the second 28.54 inches; assembled, they reach 80.7 inches with a 0.98-inch diameter sized for a stable two-handed grip. Where a one-piece staff of this length presents storage and shipping challenges, the two-part design allows the yari to travel in an 83-inch box without requiring special freight handling. The connection point is solid once assembled. Explore the full yari collection to compare spearhead steel types side by side.

The extended tang runs deep into the first staff section, the same principle that governs katana construction applied to a form where the lever arm is nearly seven feet long. The leather saya wraps the spearhead for protected storage - a necessary feature on a piece where the head is both the most worked component and the most exposed during handling.

Handmade by seasoned sword-smiths. Ships from the US warehouse. Note: yari stand not included.