What formats and styles are available in the black sword collection?
Updated Feb 2026
The black sword collection covers the main Japanese blade formats in black color treatments. Katana-format black swords are the most numerous, available across T10, Damascus, Manganese Steel, and 1045 carbon steel in a range of black configurations including all-black, black scabbard with natural wood details, and obsidian black blade treatments. Wakizashi-length black swords provide the companion blade format for daisho arrangements. Ninjato straight-blade black swords offer the black aesthetic in the straight-profile ninja sword format. Tanto-length black short blades extend the black collection into the short-blade category. Within each format, configuration variations include standard black lacquer scabbard with black fittings, black blade treatment with natural wood or dark scabbard, and all-black configurations where blade, scabbard, and fittings are all rendered in matching dark tones. Style variations include shirasaya-mounted pieces in black-lacquer finish, full-fitted katana with complete tsuba guard and fitting sets, and anime-inspired pieces where black is part of the canonical character blade design language.