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Hi All,
Appreciate if anyone can give more info on this tanto. It's mine, so feel free to comment. Supposedly first collected in Malaya during WWII. Thanks! |
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Hi Jonng
It's an interesting piece worth a closer look. Are you able to nock out the bamboo peg (meguki) and take a photo of the nakago (tang) A photo of the mune (spine) of the blade will help and a photo of the horimono (engraving) My initial thoughs are that it could be a kamakazi tanto, but it might be better than that. Cheers Jason PS. Please forgive me for putting the Japanese terms if you already are familiar with the nomenclature. Last edited by Jason Anstey; 3rd September 2007 at 03:49 PM. |
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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 |
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Boy am I glad that I covered myself by saying that It might be much better than a kamakaze blade? ![]() ![]() Jonng, can you also take a pic of the other side of the saya (scabbard) so we can see if there is a slot for a kozuka (utility knife) as the tsuba is shaped to fit around such a handle. cheers jason |
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Thank you guys for your help. Managed to knock out the wooden peg. Nothing but rust on the tang. Pics attached.
jonathan |
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