Micro Tanto

[Alex A]

Hope I'm not like Jacques lol

 

Dont get me wrong, i like it. Just the blade, in the images cant really see anything other than grey metal, kind of lifeless metal.

[Tcat]

3 minutes ago, Alex A said:

in the images cant really see anything other than grey metal, kind of lifeless metal.

 

I suspect the metal is not tamahagane nor oroshigane or similar. Undecided as to whether the heat treat is real but fairly certain it is not.

I can get in touch with the craftsmen and ask if there's enough interest. 

[Alex A]

Would imagine its some kind of cast metal, the easier to cast the better. Just speculating but would guess its not magnetic.

[Brian]

Could easily be cast fittings with a plain steel blade. But considering Japanese smiths get a hamon on a kogatana, if they wanted to, it could easily be a real blade with hamon not visible. I still thing it's well done.