12/05/2026
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Batangas Armory
A blade named Uwabami (蟒蛇)
Uwabami are giant, legendary snake yōkai in Japanese folklore, often depicted as massive serpents capable of eating humans, bears, and stags whole. Historically, the name has roots in archaic Japanese—uwa (skilful/great) and hami (eating/snake)—meaning "skillful eaters" or "great snakes," and they are known for their love of alcohol and shapeshifting powers.
Blade Specs:
Blade steel: Spring steel
Blade Treatment: differentially hardened and tempered
Blade length: 16.5 inches from kisaki to Machi
Handle length: 6.2 inches fuchi to kashira
Overall length w/o saya: 24.2 inches
Overall length with saya: 27.5 inches
Blade spine thickness: approx 4mm tapering to a point
Blade Profile: Wakizashi
Handle material: ho wood with tan tsukamaki and mild steel fittings in snake theme
Scabbard material: Hinoki Cypress with genuine python leather wrap/laminate, and buffalo horn mounts.
Tsubamaterial: carved, engraved and sculpted mild steel snake tsuba with copper and brass inlays
Fuchi kashira material: snake themed mild steel mounts.
Habaki: copper
Seppa: brass
Menukis: copper shaft with brass ring resembling a Japanesr monk's shaft
Sageo: silk sageo
