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Hanwei Yoshimitsu Tanto
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Yoshimitsu, of the Edo period, was regarded as one of the three greatest swordsmiths of Japanese history, but his Samurai tantos are revered as the best. In Japanese society, gift giving was an integral part of proper etiquette and rewards for service were usually bladed weapons. For the Tokugawa family, blades by Yoshimitsu and his descendants were thought to be extremely auspicious. Our Yoshimitsu Tanto (HA2098) is made to honor this great smith by replicating one of his surviving blades. The forged T10 high-carbon blade, with its distinctive temper line (hamon), is superb. The tsuka is ray skin (same) wrapped and the kashira and kurikata are of buffalo horn. The kozuka and the menuki are decorated in the hollyhock crest (mon) of the Tokugawa family. The deeply lacquered scabbard with a Japanese cotton sageo complete this magnificent Japanese Sword. KEY FEATURES: * Authentic Yoshimitsu styling * Forged blade with hamon * Top quality fittings MEASUREMENTS: BLADE LENGTH: 10" HANDLE LENGTH: 4 1/4" OVERALL LENGTH: 14 3/4" WEIGHT: 8oz THICKNESS: .225 |
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