April 1, 2024
Unusually nice tobacco tanto
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The usual tobacco tanto blade is a plain piece of steel with bogus hamon crudely applied. This one is apparently genuine, it's certainly sword steel and has a real hamon, at least up to the yokote. I figure it was made from a piece of broken sword. Nice polish, few ware, sharp. T's a fat scuff on the hamon on one side that runs the length of the blade, not gross like a scratch but you can see it. The tsuka and saya are made from fine split bamboo, woven on a form and saturated with lacquer. The metal piece that doubles as koiguchi and kurikata is beautifully formed from two pieces of shakudo, Ther's a small separation in the weave at base of tsuka. The clasp is great, shakudo with silver rim, gold foil on cart, nanako field. The pouch is crocodile, both sides on the back have been torn and partially re-sewn, otherwise in beautiful condition. The ojime is agate, i believe, certainly not glass or or jade-like. Blade measures 5" from tsuka to tip. No mekugi, blade is pressure-fit, plenty tight, takes heavy gloves and a rubber pad to separate blade from handle. Elegant outfit in great condition.
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