Little knife to identificate, please

carlos · 24th January 2012, 11:59 AM

This knife belongs to a friend of internet , he bought it sevaral years ago in a antique shop ,and now he ask me about information about knife, the scabbard seems ivory, maybe oriental? total length 15 cm.
thanks in advance
carlos

Rich · 24th January 2012, 12:11 PM

The knife is Japanese. Most likely a paper knife or a tourist item. Nicely carved saya (scabbard). I would suspect it is Meiji or Showa era. A nice piece.

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24th January 2012, 11:59 AM	#1
carlos Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 748	Little knife to identificate, please This knife belongs to a friend of internet , he bought it sevaral years ago in a antique shop ,and now he ask me about information about knife, the scabbard seems ivory, maybe oriental? total length 15 cm. thanks in advance carlos Attached Images

24th January 2012, 12:11 PM	#2
Rich Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: comfortably at home, USA Posts: 432	The knife is Japanese. Most likely a paper knife or a tourist item. Nicely carved saya (scabbard). I would suspect it is Meiji or Showa era. A nice piece. Rich S ------------------------------------------------------- Richard Stein, PhD Japanese Sword Guide http://home.earthlink.net/~steinrl/nihonto.htm "Never go anywhere without a knife" - Leroy Jethro Gibbs -------------------------------------------------------