A typical Japanese "fan" tanto. Not uncommon; mostly tourist pieces. See my page on tanto (when site is back online, March 1) at:
http://home.earthlink.net/~steinrl/unji.htm
Rich S
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Richard Stein, PhD
Japanese Sword Guide
http://home.earthlink.net/~steinrl/nihonto.htm
"Never go anywhere without a knife"
- Leroy Jethro Gibbs
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