Hello,
Can this dagger be called tanto? I would like to gather more information on this example. Pictures are bad, but only these are available.
Thank you very much,
Simon
Tanto
Hello,
Can this dagger be called tanto? I would like to gather more information on this example. Pictures are bad, but only these are available.
Thank you very much,
Simon
What is the cutting edge length across the back? Tanto were 5.9 - 11.8 inches. Dirks are in that range at 7 - 12 inches.
It looks like this one could have been a private tonto, re-titted as a dirk.
And the edge was improperly reduced, possibly to file away a chip.
It once was a nice kanmuri-otoshi-zukuri blade.
-- Guy
Oh..... what would the Lone Ranger say about Tonto's re-titting?by Bruce Pennington
</school boy sniggering>
Unngh ... what wrong, Kemosabe?
-- Guy
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