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Luc LEFEBVRE
1st April 2007, 06:47 PM
A friend of mine, ask me for this knife, but I know nothing about this kind of dagger from ?? Japan, China ??
Thanks for your help !
Luc

Rich
1st April 2007, 10:35 PM
This is a Japanese carved bone "tourist" tanto from anywhere between
1890-1950's, maybe later. Mass produced with untempered blades for
the tourist trade.

Rich S

The Japanese Sword Index
http://www.geocities.com/alchemyst/nihonto.htm

Luc LEFEBVRE
2nd April 2007, 03:36 PM
Thanks Rich !