SWORD (BLADE) JAPANESE - TANTO - NO FITTINGS

W1970.950

W1970.950
Cool Collection
Blade
Type: TANTO

Mei: NORIMITSU

Nagasa: 30.9 cm

Sori: 0.3 cm, koshi

Sugata: hira tsukuri

Nakago: 11.0 cm, one mekugi ana, ubu

Hada: Masame/itame

Hamon: kogonome/choji

Date: 16th century
This is a tanto blade of the Bizen school, probably the Osafune group. Any of a number of swordsmiths named Norimitsu could have made the blade during this period. It is of relatively poor quality and has been repolished recently by an amateur.
Koshirae
none

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: W1970.950
Accession Date: 19 Apr 1967

 

 

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