tanto for comment

Rich · 3rd September 2007, 05:00 PM

Very nice tanto, not a kamikaze dirk. Much earlier than WW II. Handforged
and folded blade. Nice monkey theme fuchi/kashira and menuki. A very
nice same'-nuri saya (sheath covered with polished rayskin). If you can
remove the bamboo peg (they are tapered, so only come out one way),
the entire handle will slide off the tang. If there is any writing (Kanji)
on the tang, please post picture. DO NOT CLEAN THE TANG or Blade.
I suspect this is at least mid Edo period, but that is a guess without
seeing the tang.

Rich

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3rd September 2007, 05:00 PM	#4
Rich Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: comfortably at home, USA Posts: 432	Very nice tanto, not a kamikaze dirk. Much earlier than WW II. Handforged and folded blade. Nice monkey theme fuchi/kashira and menuki. A very nice same'-nuri saya (sheath covered with polished rayskin). If you can remove the bamboo peg (they are tapered, so only come out one way), the entire handle will slide off the tang. If there is any writing (Kanji) on the tang, please post picture. DO NOT CLEAN THE TANG or Blade. I suspect this is at least mid Edo period, but that is a guess without seeing the tang. Rich The Japanese Sword Index http://www.geocities.com/alchemyst/nihonto.htm