Samurai Tanto Knife

Equipped with a 1095 knife blade, which is a modern, highly refined, iron base-steel alloyed with a high on average 1.0% carbon content, significant manganese, and trace amounts of phosphorus and sulphur. 

1095 is one of the highest carbon content modern steels used for blade-smithing and arguably the best combat knife-making steel available, assuredly forming a very lethal foundational core to this Japanese Samurai knife. 

Blade characteristics include a hard & tough, reliable & durable cutting edge, along with desirable blade resilience and good elasticity, which 1095, being technically a higher carbon content spring steel, is renowned for. 

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, solid brass knife fittings – with many decorations plated in real gold, and a hardwood, wrapped with genuine stingray-skin & quality-cord 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 Tanto weapon to use. 

Key Features:

• 1095 steel knife blade – tough & hard, reliable cutting edge, along with desirable blade resilience & good elasticity. 
• Genuine clay tempered blade, with visible Hamon.
• Premium 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 Samurai Tanto knife.

Samurai Tanto Specifications:

• Note: Stand in photos is for demonstration purposes only and NOT included.
• Overall Tanto length: 55cm.
• Handle length: 16cm.
• Tanto blade length: 33cm.
• Blade width: 3.2cm.
• Blade thickness: 0.6cm.
• Blade material: 1095 high carbon steel knife. 
• Genuine clay tempered blade, with visible Hamon. 
• Hardness: 60HRC.
• Tsuka (handle) material: Hardwood, wrapped with genuine stingray-skin Samegawa & quality-cord Ito (handle-wrap).
• Saya (scabbard) material: Lacquered hardwood, wrapped with a quality-cord Sageo (scabbard-wrap).
• Knife fittings material: Brass, with many decorations plated in genuine gold. 
• Mekugi (peg): 1x bamboo pin.
• Bo-Hi (fuller): Single blood-groove on both sides of the blade.
• Tang: Full tang Tanto knife.
• Included: Knife bag; certificate of authenticity. 
• Item: Tanto point knife.