Tanto Black Knife

Equipped with a 1060 carbon steel blade, which is a modern, highly refined iron base-steel alloyed with 0.6% carbon, significant manganese, and traces amounts of other elements. The steel is well known for its almost perfect balance of good blade strength, hardness, toughness, edge-holding capacity, as well as renowned elasticity and excellent resilience, with very similar characteristics to a spring steel sword blade. 

1060 carbon steel is without a doubt, one of the most versatile steels available, and arguably the best blade-making steel for a Japanese Samurai knife. 

Further promoting perfection, is the very difficult process of clay-tempering the blade. This process precisely facilitates hardening of the blade’s edge, while leaving the blade’s core and spine softer and thus resilient. Definitely a marker of advanced Japanese blade-making technology and visibly identifiable on this Shinken Tanto fixed blade knife.

Completed with a lacquered hardwood Tanto sheath, quality brass Habaki, and a hardwood, wrapped with genuine stingray-skin handle, forming a traditional, practical and effective hand-grip.

This Japanese Tanto knife is sharp and deadly, and is executed with fine craftsmanship. It’s collectable, a pleasure to own and a formidable combat knife to use. 

Key Features:

• 1060 steel blade – hard, reliable cutting edge, along with renowned natural blade elasticity & excellent resilience. 
• Genuine clay tempered blade with visible Hamon.
• Premium quality fittings, handle and scabbard materials.
• Single edged knife blade – primary cutting edge, with full structural strength blade spine.
• Curved blade knife – balanced & versatile cutting, slashing & thrusting Tanto blade knife.
• Sharp and fully functional Tanto fixed blade knife. 

Black Knife Specifications:

• Note: Stand in photos is for demonstration purposes only and NOT included.
• Overall Tanto length: 44cm.
• Handle length: 13cm.
• Tanto blade length: 22cm.
• Blade width: 2.6cm.
• Blade thickness: 0.68cm.
• Blade material: 1060 carbon steel. 
• Tanto blade shape: Long Kissaki (blade-tip). 
• Genuine clay tempered blade with visible Hamon.
• Hardness: 60HRC.
• Tsuka (handle) material: Hardwood with real buffalo horn inserts, wrapped with genuine stingray-skin Samegawa. 
• Saya (scabbard) material: Lacquered hardwood, with real buffalo horn insert. 
• Sageo (scabbard-wrap) material: Quality-cord. 
• Habaki (blade-collar) material: Brass. 
• Handle decorations material: Brass.
• Tang: Full tang Tanto knife.
• Included: Knife bag.
• Item: Tanto point knife.