1095 Carbon Steel Wakizashi in Black Lacquer Saya with Red Lightning Accents - Short Katana

The blade on this wakizashi is forged from 1095 carbon steel with manganese added for toughness, heat-treated to 62 HRC and brought to a mirror-bright chrome polish across all 28.74 inches of the nagasa. The full-tang construction runs the steel continuously through the handle core, giving the piece solid structural integrity from tip to pommel. If you are building a collection around this steel grade, browse our 1095 Wakizashi lineup for additional options in the same material family.

The tsuka stretches 10.62 inches and is wrapped in genuine black rayskin (samegawa), then finished with a tight black-and-red cord braid in the traditional diamond-lozenge pattern. The red cord accent visible through the wrap ties directly to the overall color story of the piece, keeping the handle visually coordinated with the saya below.

A round black alloy tsuba sits between handle and blade, its face engraved with a repeating geometric clover-knot motif at each quadrant - four symmetrical cut-outs that give the guard an open, refined silhouette. A gold-toned brass habaki seats below the tsuba, locking the blade cleanly into the scabbard throat and adding a warm metallic note against the otherwise monochrome fittings.

The saya is shaped from hardwood and finished with a matte black lacquer coat, then hand-decorated with sharp red vertical lightning stripes running along the lower half of the scabbard. A braided sageo in black, red, and white ties at the kurigata, echoing the multi-tone cord palette of the handle and completing the koshirae presentation. Those drawn to the all-black aesthetic will find closely related configurations in our Black Wakizashi collection.

Overall length is 40.55 inches and the assembled piece weighs 4.4 lbs. The 30.3-inch total blade measurement, 1.26-inch width, and 0.27-inch spine thickness put this squarely in short-katana proportions - easy to mount on a horizontal wall display stand or case horizontally in the included package (33.4 x 3.9 x 3.14 inches). A well-executed koshirae build in a bold black-and-red palette that rewards close inspection of every fitting.