Ki means wood — and the Ki lives up to it more literally than any blade in the range. This ninjato wears a stripped, all-wood mount: a natural-wood saya, a natural-wood handle, and deliberately no tsuba at all. The effect is monastic — bare timber against the cold shine of folded steel, exactly the kind of unadorned tool a shadow operative would carry.
Specifications
| Blade steel | Damascus steel with red and blue accents |
|---|---|
| Tsuba | None (tsuba-less mount) |
| Saya | Natural wood scabbard |
| Tsuka | Natural wood |
Dimensions
| Total length | 103 cm |
|---|---|
| Blade length | 71 cm |
| Handle length | 26 cm |
| Blade width | 3.2 cm |
| Blade thickness | 0.7 cm |
| Weight | 1.2 kg |
Forging & Steel
The blade is folded Damascus steel, welded through many layers for that flowing grain, accented here in red and blue. Sharpened and full-tang, it is a genuine cutting blade — the difference is only in how it is dressed. With no guard and no leather, nothing distracts from the steel and the wood, and the contrast becomes the whole design.
Mount & Fittings
This is a mount defined by what it leaves out. There is no tsuba, no shagreen, no brass — only natural wood for the scabbard and the grip, left close to bare. It is a mid-range blade dressed as a minimalist, the grain doing the talking where another sword would lean on metal and skin. For an owner who reads restraint as the higher style, the Ki turns absence into the statement, letting the folded steel and the raw timber carry the piece on their own.
Is it battle-ready?
Yes. Under the bare-wood mount the Ki is a sharpened, full-tang folded Damascus ninjato — a genuine cutting blade whose minimalism is a choice, not a corner cut. Compare its stripped look with the copper-fitted Ninjato Nami or the blue Ninjato Fuyu, and browse the full ninjato collection.
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