Ninja Sword
Japanese Ninja Sword
Japanese Ninja Sword
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Ninjitsu Swords, Classic Steel Ninja, Ninja Ronin Blades, Ninja Alloy Blades
Featured Ninja Swords
Ninjitsu Swords, Classic Steel Ninja, Ninja Ronin Blades, Ninja Alloy Blades
Featured Ninja Swords
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Ninja Sword With Dragon Engraving This is a top quality sword! Do not be fooled by the fact that it is alloy. The quality of this sword is better than most of the steel swords we offer. Polished Alloy Blade. Read More... Price: $132.95 Black Belt Special! |
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Full Tang Ninja Sword This straight blade Ninja sword is traditionally designed but has a modern full tang construction. The single edged blade is made of 440 stainless steel. Read More... Price: $39.95 Black Belt Special! |
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Classic Ninja Swords Great value! Great looking sword with a solid feel. A must for any collector. The edge is sharpened and a true-wave frosted to further enhance the beauty of this legendary sword. Read More... Price: $69.95 Black Belt Special! |
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Tassled Black Ninja Sword Dazzle your audience with a lighted display of your nunchaku skills. Clear acrylic handles will glow or flash with a simple push of the metal tip of the nunchaku. 12 in. handles. Read More... Price: $16.95 Black Belt Special! |
Ninja Swords are distinct weapons. Shorter than the
Samurai Sword and has a Straight Blade.
The ninja sword (ninja-to) was quite different from the
samurai sword. The long sword that the samurai carried
was made of high-carbon steel, and took months to make.
They were hand made specially for each samurai warrior,
taking great care to make a very high quality sword.
Each sword was made by a highly trained Black Smith who
practiced and studied the art of sword making. The
Samurai Warrior truly had the finest swords in Japan. It
was so sharp that it could easily cut a man in two, even
through their armor. The length of the samurai swords
averaged around 26 1/2 to 37 inches.
The ninja sword was considerably shorter, only 24 inches, and the quality of the swords was inferior. The reason for the poorer quality was the way they used the sword as opposed to the way the samurai used theirs. Samurai would swing their sword, severing limbs and slashing at the opponent. Ninja, on the other hand, used the sword more in a stabbing motion, almost like a spear. To use the blade of the ninja sword effectively you would have to use a sawing motion when the blade came in contact with the opponents flesh. The straight blade made them weaker but easier to make. The Ninja class was not a respected social group in Japan. They were an underground society who did not work with the best commercial weapons. They were however highly trained guerilla warriors and used every weapon in the book.
Another reason for the poor quality of the swords is that since the ninja was mostly mountain people and outlaws, they could not afford to hire expert sword smiths like the samurai class. Also their own sword smiths did not have access to the right resources to be able to make curved edge swords with well constructed blades. If a Ninja could overcome a samurai he would take his swords, simply because they are better.
Although the ninja sword was smaller and poorer quality, it had many uses. The scabbard for instance was made longer than the sword, about 3 to 4 inches longer. At the end of the scabbard there was a hidden compartment that was used to hide small weapons such as spikes, daggers or small amounts of poisons.
Another use the sword had was that it could act as a small step by jamming the blade into the ground, the ninja could use the hand-guard as a step to get that extra height needed to scale a wall. Because the blade was not very sharp, the ninja could also use it as a hammer by holding onto the blade (carefully) and hitting with the handle. Also it was common to have the tip of the scabbard come off so it could be used as a snorkel.
The ninja sword was considerably shorter, only 24 inches, and the quality of the swords was inferior. The reason for the poorer quality was the way they used the sword as opposed to the way the samurai used theirs. Samurai would swing their sword, severing limbs and slashing at the opponent. Ninja, on the other hand, used the sword more in a stabbing motion, almost like a spear. To use the blade of the ninja sword effectively you would have to use a sawing motion when the blade came in contact with the opponents flesh. The straight blade made them weaker but easier to make. The Ninja class was not a respected social group in Japan. They were an underground society who did not work with the best commercial weapons. They were however highly trained guerilla warriors and used every weapon in the book.
Another reason for the poor quality of the swords is that since the ninja was mostly mountain people and outlaws, they could not afford to hire expert sword smiths like the samurai class. Also their own sword smiths did not have access to the right resources to be able to make curved edge swords with well constructed blades. If a Ninja could overcome a samurai he would take his swords, simply because they are better.
Although the ninja sword was smaller and poorer quality, it had many uses. The scabbard for instance was made longer than the sword, about 3 to 4 inches longer. At the end of the scabbard there was a hidden compartment that was used to hide small weapons such as spikes, daggers or small amounts of poisons.
Another use the sword had was that it could act as a small step by jamming the blade into the ground, the ninja could use the hand-guard as a step to get that extra height needed to scale a wall. Because the blade was not very sharp, the ninja could also use it as a hammer by holding onto the blade (carefully) and hitting with the handle. Also it was common to have the tip of the scabbard come off so it could be used as a snorkel.
