self-defense samurai tanto knife carbon steel japanese sword dark red scabbard
| TANTO | |
 A tantō is one of the traditionally made Japanese swords that were worn by the samurai class of feudal Japan. The tantō dates to the Heian period, when it was mainly used as a weapon but evolved in design over the years to become more ornate. Tantō were used in traditional martial arts (tantojutsu). The term has seen a resurgence in the West since the 1980s as a point style of modern tactical knives, designed for piercing or stabbing. The tantō is a sword, but is used as a knife. The blade is single or double edged with a length between 15 and 30 cm (1 Japanese shaku). The tantō was designed primarily as a stabbing weapon, but the edge can be used for slashing as well. Tantō are generally forged in hira-zukuri style (without ridgeline), meaning that their sides have no ridge line and are nearly flat, unlike the shinogi-zukuri structure of a katana. Some tantō have particularly thick cross-sections for armor-piercing duty, and are called yoroi toshi. The blade of this sword is made of T10 carbon steel. The high-performance blade has very good toughness and does not deform when bent at 90 degrees. The hardness is as high as 55. Cutting the wire does not hurt the blade.  It can be used in battle or for display. We would highly recommend it as a gift. Anyone would be thrilled to receive a gorgeous sword as a gift! |
| GENERAL DATA | |
OVERALL LENGTH: 55 cm / 21.7 inch BLADE LENGTH: 33 cm / 13 inch TSUKA LENGTH: 17 cm / 6.7 inch BLADE WIDTH: 3.2 cm / 1.26 inch BLADE THICKNESS: 0.7 cm / 0.28 BLADE CRAFT: fully hand forged, water quenching BLADE MATERIAL: T10 carbon steel BLADE SHAPE: Unokubitsukuri NAKAGO: full tang KISSAKI: medium (chūkissaki) BLADE HRC: 55 | |
| MOUNTINGS | |
TSUKA(HANDLE): hard wood core, hineri maki MEKUGI: 1 bamboo peg TSUKA-ITO: black synthetic silk cord SAMEGAWA: genuine white rayskin FUCHI / KASHIRA: alloy MENUKI: monster pattern, alloy TSUBA(HAND GUARD): alloy SEPPA: high quality brass HABAKi: brass SAYA: dark red lacquered wooden scabbard, wrapped by black synthetic silk sageo | |
| PACKAGE | |
1 sword with saya (No display stand and other fittings along with) | |
BLADE SHAPE: (うのくびつくり，Unokubitsukuri) | |
In the unokubi zukuri, a back that grows abruptly thinner around the middle of the blade, and it regains its thickness just before the point. There is normally a short, wide groove extending to the midway point on the blade.  |
Engraving
We can engrave English words, Chinese Characters on the blade for free.
By paying additional $20, we can engrave a pattern or Japanese words for you.
Hamon
We can add or remove the machine-made wavy hamon for free.
Bo-hi ( Blood Groove)
Usually thought be used for bloodletting only. It is also used to lighten the weight of the sword. We can add or remove Bo-hi for free
Sharpness
Most of our blades are sharp. We can also make the blade unsharpened for free if you require.
Colored Blade
If you want to change to a different color blade, please contact us before purchase.
Matching Swords Set
If you buy one katana, we can make a matching Wakizashi or Tanto for you. The price varies from different swords. Please contact us if you need make custom matching set.
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