{"title":"Wakizashi's","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWakizashi purchase\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiscover our large assortment of samurai swords.  Our range includes, among others, katanas, wakizasi’s and tanto’s. We collaborate with top brands such as Hanwei, John Lee, Citadel and Cold Steel. Also discover our katana parts and care sets for Asian weapons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe history of the wakizashi\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally, the wakizashi was worn exclusively by the Samurai classes. The Japanese empire had a feudal class system in which everyone had their role. The wakizashi was a very popular samurai weapon. It was, among other things, better suited than the katana for use inside buildings. Wakizashis can have different lengths. The wakizashi that is closer to the length of a katana is called an ō-wakizashi. The wakizashi that is closer to the length of a tanto is called a kō-wakizashi. Often the wakizashi was worn together with the katana. In later times, the wakizashi increasingly replaced the tanto.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"john-lee-drakenwakizashi","title":"John Lee dragon wakizashi, sharp","description":"\u003cp\u003eToday the dragon plays a major role in the Japanese New Year. Contrary to western mysticism the dragon is in Japan a bringer of luck. The tsuba (guard) of this katana is shaped like a dragon surrounding the sword. The other decorations also depict this mystical chimera.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe length of this katana is 76,5 cm with a grip (tsuka) of 35 cm and a blade length of 51 cm. It weighs 800 g. The blade is made in the Shinogi-Zukuri style of hand-forged 1045 carbon steel with a fuller, the grip wrapping is made of black cotton in the classical Hineri-Maki style underlaid with genuine shagreen and the katana has a black lacquered scabbard (saya) in the Kuroro style. 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