Description
Japanese Tanto T10 Folded Clay Tempered Steel
Approximate Size: Overall Length 46 (cm) / Blade Length 31 (cm)
Weight: 0.65 Kg
Material: T10 Folded Clay Tempered
Blade: Fully Sharpened
Condition: Brand New
Features of this Tanto:
Blade: T10 Folded Clay Tempered
Blood Groove: on both sides
Blade Edge: fully sharpened
Habaki (Blade Collar) & Seppa (Spacer) Material: brass
Tsuba (Hand Guard): Japanese blossom tsuba
Fuchi (Handle Collar) and Kashira (Handle Buttcap): matching metal
Tsuka (Handle): authentic black ray skin with brown ito wrap
Tang: full tang with 1 Mekugi peg
Saya (scabbard): high quality rosewood Saya
Sword Bag: silk sword bag
The Tanto first made its appearance around the 8th century during the Heian Period. These first Tantos were almost always used as functional weapons and as a result did not have much have much artistic quality. Another result of the their functional use was that not many survived from this period. It was during this time, and the years up until the 16th century, that the Tanto was worn with the Tachi as the Daisho of the Samurai. Women would also sometimes wear a smaller version of the Tanto in their Obi for self defence. All the fittings and materials used in the Tantos construction are genuine materials. The Tanto is full tang and sharp. It is suitable for tamashigiri (target cutting).
