I recently aqquired this little piece (not for too much) off of an auction site. I am not an expert on Japanese edged weapons & so I am not sure what to look for to tell if it is a genuine WW2 item or not, help would be appreciated!
I recently aqquired this little piece (not for too much) off of an auction site. I am not an expert on Japanese edged weapons & so I am not sure what to look for to tell if it is a genuine WW2 item or not, help would be appreciated!
It appears to be the type of tanto sold for shrine gifts. It is not a blade of great age and possibly is stainless steel.
BOB
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Is there no chance it could of WW2 origin - in which an officer/soldier (whoever) had it from his private life, rather than military?
Civil purchase, IMO. But its not a tanto, since it dosnt have a guard and its not in koshirae, but in shirasaya.
Tanto is the name of the mounts and size.
The knife is ww2.
It has the look of one of those post war crafted tantos made from chopped up gunto. I'm reading a book now, in which the author interviewed a swordsmith fron the war who collected 2 tons of chopped up blades, kept them under his house, and made tanto, knives, etc. Smiths had a very hard time after the war just trying to make a living, so this is one way this gentleman found to survive.
Could be -- that nakago is mighty rough; maybe because it is fashioned from the tempered portion of the blade.
I know a sword polisher whose father was a smith. His father produced a lot of swords during the winter (easier to work in the forge in winter!), but left them in rough polish; when he died, he had a stack of them. When his son needed some money (not likely because he was landlord of a 5-rise apartment), he'd pull out one, polish it, then sell it. Dunno how he got around naming/dating them since they needed to be registered afterwards.
--Guy
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