Edo period Tanto
 

Blade type Tanto
Blade length (nagasa) 24.1 cm / 9.5 inches
Blade shape (sugata) Hira-zukuri
Thickness mune-machi 0.5 cm / 0.2 inches
Width mune-machi 2.6 cm / 1.02 inches
Curvature (sori) 0 cm / 0 inches
Mune type Ihori
Grain structure (jihada) Itame
Temper line (hamon) Gunome midare
Activities (hataraki) Ji-nie
Tang type (nakago) Ubu
Nakago length 9.3 cm / 3.7 inches
Nakago-jiri Haagari
Yasurime Sujikai
Mekugi-ana # 1
Mei Mumei
Period Shinshinto / Edo
Koshirae Shirasaya
Comment The blade is a wide/thick and nice looking Tanto in an absolutely perfect japanese polish.
Small Itame hada well grained with jinie attach which looks like soft Jigane. The blade has a rather tight looking hamon and comes with an AOI Art estimation paper including a whole Oshigata.
Price SOLD