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Japanese Maru Tantō with Red Handle
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SKU: TAN-006This tantō (短刀), of maru construction (丸, forged from a single piece of steel), is presented in a decorative version, without a real edge ("Lame: Non tranchante"), matching the natural wood version from the same line but with a glossy black lacquered scabbard and a braided red cord handle. As with its counterpart, the cord at the mouth of the scabbard is longer than usual, intended for tying or wearing it over the shoulder.
Identification
- Type of piece
- Tantō (短刀) - short Japanese dagger, one-piece construction (maru, 丸)
- Model
- Maru Tantō with Red Handle
- Historical period depicted
- Edo period inspiration (江戸時代, 1603-1868), maru construction (丸)
Blade (Ha)
- Steel type
- One-piece forged steel (maru construction, 丸)
- Overall length
- 34 cm
- Blade length
- 21 cm (長さ, nagasa)
- Blade width
- 2.5 cm
- Spine thickness
- 5 mm
- Tip type (kissaki)
- Tantō-type point, with a straight profile
- Hamon type
- Decorative suguha-type line (直刃), without real hardening
- Hardening method
- No real hardening; polished decorative finish, on one-piece forged steel (maru, 丸)
- Blade finish
- Polished
- Edge condition
- Unsharpened, decorative
Grip (Tsuka)
- Tsuka length
- 10 cm (柄, tsuka)
- Core material
- Wood, wrapped in braided cord
- Samegawa (rayskin)
- Synthetic samegawa, under the wrap (鮫皮)
- Tsuka-ito (wrap cord)
- Red cord, diamond-wrapped, with gold details visible at the openings (柄糸)
- Menuki (ornaments under the wrap)
- Gilt, discreet, visible under the wrap (目貫)
- Fuchi and kashira
- Fuchi (縁) and kashira (頭) in dark tone
Guard and mounting (Koshirae)
- Tsuba (guard)
- Round, small, dark-toned (鍔)
- Tsuba material
- Dark-toned metal alloy
- Habaki
- Gold-toned metal (鎺)
- Seppa (spacers)
- Fitted next to the tsuba (切羽)
- Mekugi (peg)
- Peg visible on the tsuka (目釘)
Scabbard (Saya)
- Scabbard material
- Black lacquered wood, glossy finish (鞘)
- Colour and finish
- Gloss black
- Sageo (scabbard cord)
- Red cord, longer than usual, knotted next to the mouth of the saya as a fastening cord (下緒)
- Koiguchi (scabbard mouth)
- Integrated with the saya, in a dark tone (鯉口)
General information
- Predominant colour
- Black and red
- Materials
- Steel, lacquered wood, metal alloy, textile cord
- Total weight
- 350 g
- Blade weight
- 220 g
- Balance point
- 3 cm above the tsuba (鍔)
- Recommended use
- Collecting and decoration
- Practitioner level
- Beginner / decorative
This tantō is forged from a single piece of steel (maru construction, 丸) and polished, without being sharpened. The handle is wrapped with red braid over synthetic samegawa, revealing small gold details in the openings of the diamond shape. The round, dark-toned guard is assembled along with the other metal parts before the whole assembly is attached to the black-lacquered wooden scabbard, which is closed with a longer red cord knotted near the mouth.
- Tantō (短刀) of maru construction (丸, a single piece of steel), without a real edge (decorative).
- Scabbard (鞘) lacquered in black, glossy finish.
- Handle wrapped in red cord, with visible gold details.
- Small, round tsuba (鍔) in a dark tone.
- Cord at the mouth of the saya longer than usual, serving as a fastening.
- Approximate total length of 34 cm, with a blade of about 21 cm, typical measurements for this type of tantō.
- Collector's and decorative piece.
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