Japanese Tanto Dagger
possibly 19th century, gold colored mounts, ornate orange scabbard, blade 9-1/2 in. Provenance: Collection of Peter Shepherd, Garfield, New Jersey
Condition Report: nicks, scratches, stress lines to blade, notation accompanying the tanto mentions blade may be cut down from katana, also mention of 2 mekugi-ana, although this has not been examinedÿ
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possibly 19th century, gold colored mounts, ornate orange scabbard, blade 9-1/2 in. Provenance: Collection of Peter Shepherd, Garfield, New Jersey
Condition Report: nicks, scratches, stress lines to blade, notation accompanying the tanto mentions blade may be cut down from katana, also mention of 2 mekugi-ana, although this has not been examinedÿ