Tanti ID

[doctordotcalm]

I am trying to find out more about this tanto. Cannot remove the tsuka as there iss no peg, and I don't know the procedure. I beleive the fittings are malachite or abalone. Can you help?

[estcrh]

How about a picture of the whole tanto including the blade to see it it even Japanese.

[Lindus]

Please post your name.

As a new member posting questions all of the item needs to be loaded for us to see,often with odd mounts it is impossible to offer an opinion unless we have all the detail.

 

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Roy

[Brian]

From the tiny little bit I can see, I am guessing fake. Hope I'm wrong.

The habaki isn't convincing at all...and that tiny bit of blade rings warning bells.

 

Brian

[Thierry BERNARD]

From the tiny little bit I can see, I am guessing fake. Hope I'm wrong.

The habaki isn't convincing at all...and that tiny bit of blade rings warning bells.

 

Brian

 

agree!!

[drbvac]

Me too - looks like the tsuka was wrapped with the same type of vinyl flooring I once had in my back porch, triangular flecks.

[NihontoEurope]

Hello,

 

Do not say it is fake just yet.

 

As I can see it might be a new fitting to a yari. It is popular to make "tanto" from yari. They are ALWAYS tough to dismount.

 

Can you post a picture of the "blade"?

 

/Martin

[raaay]

sorry, it doe's not look right

 

look at the so called Fuchi it looks like two compression rings from a plumbing fitting

pushed over a resin bonded tsuka to form a Fuchi ?

 

ray