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Hi all, I won this small blade on ebay thinking that it was a kozuka blade. It was labled as a "ninja knife". Despite the lable and poor photos, I put in a low bid and won the auction. What arrived in the mail is a bit of a mystery. The construction is quite facinating despite its' small size. I believe it is too thick to fit a kozuka handle and the blade too wide to fit in a saya. It appears to have a hamon or at least a hardened edge.
It looks Japanese but as to its purpose, I have no idea. I am Intrigued by the "rat tail" tang, it must fit on to some form of handle. Has anyone else seen a similar blade? I'm hoping a more learned collector can shed some light on my newest "ninja knife." Regards, Greg Last edited by sabertasche; 10th September 2010 at 05:50 PM. Reason: addining smaller pics |
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I've played with all sorts of Japanese edged weapons, tools, etc for about 30 years - never seen anything like this. Not sure it is Japanese; not sure it isn't :-)
Rich S ------------------------------------------------------- Richard Stein, PhD Old Puukkophile NKCA Life Member Japanese Sword Guide http://home.earthlink.net/~steinrl/nihonto.htm ------------------------------------------------------- |
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Thanks Rich, the blade is flat on one side and beveled on the other. What is the technical term for this in a Japanese context?
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No, sorry, not a Finnish Puukko. I have lots of them, about 300 vintage and a few modern ones, and they never have one flat side. Hankala's Lastu puukko is diamond cross section. The proper Japanese term for blades flat on one side - katakiri-ha if I recall correctly.
Rich S ------------------------------------------------------- Richard Stein, PhD Old Puukkophile NKCA Life Member Japanese Sword Guide http://home.earthlink.net/~steinrl/nihonto.htm Last edited by Rich; 10th September 2010 at 07:46 PM. Reason: i can't spell |
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I've got several American production blades that are single-beveled. It's cheaper to produce them that way.
That twisty, pointed handle makes me start thinking that it's either a special-use tool, or alternatively, it was an art project by a blacksmith. Best, F |
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