What Japanese sword formats are available in the handmade Damascus sword collection?
Updated Feb 2026
Handmade Damascus swords in this collection focus on the Japanese katana format - the curved single-edged blade between 60 and 73 cm that is the definitive Japanese sword form. Within the katana format, the Damascus collection includes several distinct mounting and visual configurations. Classic katana mounting with tsuba guard, ito-wrapped handle, and lacquered scabbard in black or other dark tones represents the most traditional presentation. Shirasaya katana mounting - the plain wooden handle and scabbard without tsuba - places the Damascus-patterned blade in the most minimalist possible context, where the pattern is the entirety of the visual statement. Red and warm-tone scabbard configurations pair the Damascus blade with vivid color scabbard lacquer. The collection focuses on the katana format because the longer blade surface of the katana provides the most display surface for the Damascus pattern to develop and be appreciated - the pattern reading across 70 cm of curved blade is significantly more impressive than the same pattern compressed into a shorter blade.