Yoshimitsu Tanto Japanese Short knife 

Yoshimitsu, of the Edo period, was regarded as one of the three greatest swordsmiths of Japanese history, but his tantos are revered as the best. In Japanese society, gift giving was an integral part of proper etiquette and rewards for service were usually bladed weapons. For the Tokugawa family, blades by Yoshimitsu and his descendants were thought to be extremely auspicious. Our Yoshimitsu Tanto (SH2098) is made to honor this great smith by replicating one of his surviving blades. The Yoshimitsu Tanto Japanese Short knife has a forged T10 high-carbon blade, with its distinctive temper line (hamon), is superb. The tsuka is ray skin (same) wrapped and the kashira and kurikata are of buffalo horn. The kozuka and the menuki are decorated in the hollyhock crest (mon) of the Tokugawa family. The deeply lacquered scabbard with a Japanese cotton sageo complete this magnificent piece.

The Yoshimitsu Tanto Japanese Short knife 

KEY FEATURES:

• Authentic Yoshimitsu styling
• Forged blade with hamon
• Top quality fittings

MEASUREMENTS:

• BLADE LENGTH: 10"
• HANDLE LENGTH: 4 1/4"
• OVERALL LENGTH: 14 3/4"
• WEIGHT: 8oz
• THICKNESS: .225