The Ninjatō, also known as Ninjaken or Shinobigatana that belongs to the Japanese culture being a weapon very important and recognized for being used by the ninjas of the old era, the most common name of the saber that a ninja would carry.

According to the book Ninjutsu History and Tradition by Masaaki Hatsumi these sabers would have a certain variety of shapes and sizes. However, they were usually shorter than the Katana Daito, traditionally used by the Samurai of feudal Japan.

The typical Ninjatō would be a Wakizashi or short sword with a katana hilt and saya, which led the opponent to miscalculate the time it would take to unsheathe the weapon, allowing a battoujutsu technique faster than expected. In addition, its size gave a certain advantage over the katana in combat in closed or small spaces.

It also served to disguise the weapon (which could serve to identify its bearer as a ninja) as a common saber. The extra space in the scabbard could also be used to store or hide small items.

The modern Ninjatō is usually straight with a square tsuba (hand guard), but is not historically accurate. According to the same book by Masaaki Hatsumi, the ninja saber was only "straight" compared to the average of the time that were much more curved, but maintaining a certain curvature.

The Ninjatō was also used for digging and climbing. The pod was sometimes used to breathe underwater or have some poison to blow like a blowgun.

The Ninjatō could be supplemented with a chain that was used to pick it up after being used for support when climbing a wall.

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