This Sai Set is 18" and comes in a 2 pc. set and constructed with 440 stainless steel the sais are chrome finished and well balanced. The set features leather wrapped handles and octagon stems. The Sai is a Okinawan weapon. The sai was a simple farm instrument which the peasants turned to their advantage once they were forbidden to carry any arms. Today the sai is blunted and rounded at the edges and is no longer used as a weapon for mortal combat.