Tanto, Shinto Period

BladeHIRA TSUKURI shaped blade signed Bôshû ju KiyonagaNagako (blade tang) Ha Hagari Kuri JiriYakiba (tempering line) GUNOME typeThe Nagasa (blade length) 28.5 cmSome kizuSaya (scabbard)37.5 cm, in leveled SAME (shagreen) some missing parts.Kogatana (small knife) blade with decorations, with a brass Kozuka with golden vine decorations. Some missing parts.Tsuka (handle)16.5 cm covered with Same (shagreen) and ITO (braiding) bronze brown.Kashira and fuchi in iron with golden inlays of the hosti theme.Menuki in the shape of a vase filled with chrysanthemum.Tsuba in iron in the Hamidashi shape with foliage decoration.Total length 52 cmThe Kogatana or "small sword" » in French is a small knife that fits into the notch on the side of the Saya. This Kogatana has a handle (Tsuka) cut from the mass of metal. This knife can be sharpened. Its Tsuka is engraved with Kanji. The Kogai is a small tool attached to the outer face of the tanto scabbard, the Saya. Originally, this stylus was in the form of an elegant hairpin that the Samurai used in their daily lives. Multifunctional, the Kogai was used to make minor repairs to armor or to take care of horses' hooves. Although its use as a projectile, in the form of a Bo Shuriken, was uncommon, it was still possible. Positioned near the sword guard, the Kogai was easily accessible through a small opening, the Kogai Bitsu, located in the Tsuba. This sword shows wear from use for an object of this period.