1095 high carbon steel is one of the highest carbon content steels used for both sword-smithing and knife-making. It’s arguably the best steel available for both Katana and knife-making, with characteristics including a very reliable, hard and sharp battle edge, along with excellent blade elasticity and resilience, 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 knife’s blade.
The lacquered hardwood scabbard with real buffalo horn inserts, along with its solid brass knife fittings, complement this Samurai Tanto very nicely. And the simple hardwood handle forms a maintenance free, traditional Tanto knife aesthetic and very effective Japanese Samurai handle grip.
This fixed blade Tanto dagger is a practical and traditionally classic piece of art. It’s highly collectable, a pleasure to own and makes a formidable close quarters Japanese Tanto knife.
Key Features:
- 1095 steel Tanto blade knife – hard, reliable cutting edge, along with excellent blade elasticity & resilience.
- Genuine clay tempered blade with visible Hamon.
- Premium knife fittings, handle & scabbard materials.
- Perfectly balanced & versatile fixed blade Tanto knife – equally effective cutting, slashing and thrusting weapon.
- High ornate dagger display value.
Tanto Knives Specifications:
- Overall Tanto length: 40cm.
- Tanto blade length: 22cm.
- Width of blade: 2.7cm.
- Thickness of blade: 0.6cm.
- Blade material: 1095 high carbon steel.
- Genuine clay tempered blade with visible wave Hamon line.
- Hardness: Core & spine – 30 HRC; edge 58 HRC.
- Handle (Tsuka) length: 13cm.
- Handle (Tsuka) material: Lacquered hardwood + 2pc real buffalo horn inserts.
- Tanto sheath (Saya) material: Lacquered hardwood + 3pc real buffalo horn inserts + quality Sageo (scabbard wrap).
- Knife fittings material: Brass.
- Mekugio: 1x bamboo pin.
- Tang: Full tang Tanto knife.
- Included: Sword bag, certification.
- Item: Shirasaya Tanto knife.