height="344"> The ninjatō (忍者刀 ?), also known as ninjaken (忍者剣 ?) or shinobi gatana (忍刀 ?), is the most common name )the sword a ninja would have carried. According to Masaaki Hatsumi, Sōke or Ninja Grandmaster of the Bujinkan Ninja organization, these swords came in a variety of shapes and sizes. Often, however, they were much shorter than the traditional daito katana used by the samurai of feudal Japan. The straight bladed, square guard sword (as seen in the image) is a product of the modern imaginative conception. The typical ninjatō carried by a ninja would most likely have been a wakizashi or shortsword fitted with a katana-length handle and placed in a katana-length saya (scabbard). This may have been used to deceive one's opponents into miscalculating how quickly it could be drawn allowing one to use a battoujutsu strike faster than expected. It also disguises the weapon (that would easily identify them as a ninja) as a common sword. The extra space in the saya may also be used to store or hide other equipment or goods, such as tubes which act as snorkels or shiruken. Another advantage to using such a short sword was the increased ease of fighting at close quarters, an irrevocable requirement of an assassin or intelligence gatherer. Modern ninjato are often straight with a square tsuba (hand guard), but this is not historically accurate. According to the same book by Masaaki Hatsumi, the ninja ken was straight, but only in contrast to the average sword of the period which were much more curved. The ninja ken still had a slight curve to the sword. The Bujinkan dojo currently contains one school, the Togakure-ryū, which teaches the use of the ninja ken. Typically, this is a sword of wakizashi-length (slightly longer swords have been known to be allowed) that has been outfitted with katana sized koshirae (fittings).Made from a Cold Steel blade. Now as far as tough goes I tried to cut a live tree in half got 90 percent through it was literally over 5 inches thick. It didnt bend my sword! I wonder what it would take to hurt this blade, and the high quality steel makes it easy to sharpen it to shaving razor sharpness. Extreme cutting power. Be careful with cutting!

Shinobi Shadow Dragon

At the mouth of the saya you will find 2 or 4 bo shurikens made from 01 tooling carbon steel hidden into the saya.

Bo shuriken hidden in the TSUKA - sword handle. Blade Thick: 9/32" Blade Length:18 to 22" Handle: 11 to 14" Samé (Ray Skin). black braid cord with brass Menuki Steel: 1050 Spring Temper High Carbon Overall Length: your choice. The blade can be gun blued or shiny your choice. The saya is cord wrapped and glue to add strength to the saya this is called Dragon Armor. The saya can be any color you would like. Shinobi gatana-Ninja-to $600.00

Metal ball and 12 feet of hand braided cord 1000 pd test. Can be used as a weapon etc.