slavia631 Posted February 3, 2008 Report Posted February 3, 2008 http://cgi.ebay.com/OLD-Japanese-Milita ... dZViewItem I have never seen a tanto like this before. Can somebody explain the strange blade fearures and geometry of this blade? I am very curious as to what exactly this is? thanks, Andrew Quote
Ronin 47 Posted February 3, 2008 Report Posted February 3, 2008 This shape is called Katakiriha-zukuri: one side being hira-zukuri (like this piece is I believe) or shinogi-zukuri while the other is kiriha-zukuri. I believe its a rather rare construction style, and one usually sees it in older blades, but it is also seen in newer blades recreating the older styles. One famous example of this style in the Shinogi-zukuri-kiriha-zukuri form is a sadamune in the Tokyo National Museum. Its unfortunate that this blade is in such bad condition or it might have been an interesting piece to study. Note you can find more information on this construction style in Kokan Nagayama's book. Quote
Carlo Giuseppe Tacchini Posted February 3, 2008 Report Posted February 3, 2008 Andrew, guess you'll like this wakizashi. Izumo Daijo Fujiwara Yoshitake, Yamashiro den, active around 1681 - 1684 Quote
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