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Luc LEFEBVRE

1st April 2007 06:47 PM

Need HELP for this East-Asia knife

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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 !

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