Japanese Combat Knife

Forged with folded steel, which is a mixture of 1045 soft steel, 1060 high carbon steel, manganese spring steel and many more smaller portions of other steels. This mixture is then folded multiple times to remove impurities, creating many hundreds of individual steel layers, finally producing arguably the best sword & knife-making steel available, a technique renowned for smithing Japanese Katana and Tanto knife blades. 

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 knife’s blade. 

The attractive lacquered print, hardwood scabbard, solid brass sword fittings with some silver & gold color gilded, complement this Samurai Tanto beautifully. And the hardwood, wrapped with real stingray-skin & quality polyester cord form a traditional Tanto knife aesthetic and very effective Japanese Samurai handle grip. 

This fixed blade Tanto dagger, is a clean and tasteful work of combative art. It’s highly collectable, a pleasure to own and makes a formidable close quarters Japanese fighting knife.

Key Features:

• Folded steel Tanto blade knife – multi-layered steel with an unmatched razor sharp cutting edge, along with renowned blade resilience & elasticity.
• Genuine clay tempered blade with visible Hamon. 
• Exceptional quality knife fittings, handle & scabbard materials.
• Perfectly balanced & versatile fixed blade Tanto knife – equally effective cutting and thrusting weapon. 
• High ornamental & dagger display value – decorative knife with intricate, mystically inspired fittings of war and constructed with premium grade materials. 

Japanese Combat Knife Specifications:

• Note: Stand in photos is for demonstration purposes only and NOT included.
• Overall Tanto length: 55cm.
• Tanto blade length: 33cm.
• Width of blade: 3.2cm.
• Thickness of blade: 0.6cm.
• Blade material: Folded steel.
• Hardness: Core & spine – 30 HRC; edge 55 HRC.
• Tempering: Genuine clay tempered blade with visible Hamon line.
• Tanto point / tip design: Kamasu-Kissaki shape.
• Handle (Tsuka) length: 16cm.
• Handle (Tsuka) material: Hardwood, wrapped with genuine stingray-skin & quality polyester cord Ito (handle wrap).
• Tanto sheath (Saya) material: Lacquered print hardwood + quality Sageo (scabbard wrap).
• Mekugio: 1x bamboo pin.
• Tsuba, Fuchi (handle collar), Kashira (pommel) material: Brass, plated with silver & gold color gilding. 
• Habaki (blade collar) & Seppa (spacer) material: Brass.
• Tang: Full tang Tanto knife.
• Included: Sword bag. 
• Item: Best Tanto knives.