7th February 2007, 01:45 AM | #1 |
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Stange Japanese knife/axe
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I recently bought this knife of Therion Arms. It was identified as a early 20th century Japanese forestry knife. Is their a proper name for this type of knife? It is 18" overall with a 11" blade that is razor sharp. It's not really a weapon but if the situation came up any thing is a weapon! Any comments are welcome! Mark... P.S.-can anyone please translate the coins in the pictures, if clearer pictures are needed I can provide them. Thanks! Last edited by Aurangzeb; 7th February 2007 at 03:29 AM. |
8th February 2007, 09:30 AM | #2 |
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Hmmm... It seems to me that this piece is a variation of Japanese nata, or gardening tool. This might explain the strange title of "forestry knife". They are tools, but in a scuffle, I guess it would be better than nothing (think "straight razor" in a street fight). The handle is right-on, but the blades on nata are typically shaped more like a chopper.
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8th February 2007, 10:19 AM | #3 |
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I concur with M.Eley.
The therm "Nata" has a quiet large meaning as regards shape of blade and is sometimes misused for a type of Tanto (Kubikiri) that was used to severe the heads of the enemy for later display, that has a shape vaguely similar to your blade, that IMHO is still a tool and not a weapon. The following first is called Nata, the second I'm not so sure... |
14th February 2007, 10:33 PM | #4 |
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Hello All!
So this is a Japanese Nata/Kubikiri. How old could it be? Could this knife have been longer once then later cut down into it's odd shape? I forgot to mention that it has a large single fuller on the "flat" side. Could there be a makers mark under the handle? Mark... Last edited by Aurangzeb; 15th February 2007 at 04:21 AM. |
16th February 2007, 08:45 PM | #5 |
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