Even with the fake signature, that's still cool. You don't see those very often, whether 150 or 500 years old.
@rvakatana Жыл бұрын
There are actually many of them!
@erichusayn Жыл бұрын
@RVA Katana I guess that actually makes sense when I take a second to think about it. That's right around when they were forced by Admiral Perry to trade, or else he will open fire on them. Makes perfect sense they would make copies of respected smith's of old to sell to all the newfound customers who didn't know any better. The geometry is realy cool. Sure she can cut too, but those thick, armor piercers are something else.
@ChinHobbyToys Жыл бұрын
100 to 150 year old Tanto you can easily buy them in japan from a certified antique store. It’s not a rare blade unlike katana and wakizashi.
@emulgatorx11 ай бұрын
@@ChinHobbyToys You can also easily buy katana and wakizashi in Japan, tanto are not any easier to get. Blades from the Muromachi period or later are abundant. It only gets tricky (as in expensive) if you want a really old one, one of very high quality or from a high-ranked smith/school.
@ChinHobbyToys11 ай бұрын
@@emulgatorx yes you can. But kinda expensive plus japan taxes and everything. My sister and I bought a katana when we visited Tokyo for our dad. After we told the store that we were going to bring it back here, the store owner told us they couldn’t let us checked it in the plane. The store had to ship it and we paid several taxes and shipping fee.. and since it’s a 200 yrs old, japan custom have to inspect it and check it with japan antiquity if it doesn’t have valuable historical value. Took 1 month to leave Japan. Now, am happy with reproductions since I use to to cut.. a good stress reliever. Just got a cloudhammer 51crv4. I love the niku of the blade and it cuts great but after honing the blade it’s now razor sharp. Lol
@daveblake214511 ай бұрын
The smaller knife was like the OG teabag after a kill.
@Jayboyd126011 ай бұрын
Talk about conversion evolution here. This is so similar to a European rondell dagger designed for the exact same purpose!
@Zagar0998 ай бұрын
Convergent? Lmfao
@gangrenousgandalf21028 ай бұрын
@Zagar099 It's actually really cool how that happens sometimes- Like how 5 continents all have their own atlatls
@Zagar0998 ай бұрын
@gangrenousgandalf2102 yeah but my point was he meant convergent, not conversion evolution, haha.
@danw9186 ай бұрын
A knife with a specific tag to mark valuable kills is a new level of mental!
@Kakimou.7 ай бұрын
I love that when with blades, the one making it not only considered how effective it would be, but also how good it would look. Blades of any kind fascinate me.
@BeachCatzdrift8 ай бұрын
Beautiful piece!.
@airkami9 ай бұрын
The marking kills is a very interesting concept
@bladeRoller Жыл бұрын
Looks so much like a rondel dagger in blade form.
@farkasmactavish11 ай бұрын
Convergent design evolution is super cool.
@atom824811 ай бұрын
Ones with a larger tsuba are even more similar. They should both pierce mail just as easily.
@DayMan..8 ай бұрын
No this will not peirce chainmail. @atom8248
@atom82488 ай бұрын
@@DayMan.. Yeah, just ignore the fact that the blade has almost the exact same blade profile as many european rondel daggers made just for stabbing through mail and that the yoroi-doshi style is also made for the same purpose. Even some long and quite flexible European swords can pierce mail with enough force and good structure so a metal spike with no flex at all will go through.
@shadowstalker1306669 ай бұрын
This sounds like a similar design idea to the european rondel dagger. Thick, heavy blade that seems designed to pry its way into small gaps in armor and deliver a killing blow. Just more evidence that styles may be very different, but the tasks of defeating armor lead to some very similar solutions.
@kathrynvega6867 Жыл бұрын
"what's special about this 150 year old-" it's older than any living human being and probably had a hand in reducing the average lifespan.
@farkasmactavish11 ай бұрын
Age isn't a particularly special attribute.
@SuperNiels919 ай бұрын
@@farkasmactavish🤓🤓🤓
@ChaplainPhantasm8 ай бұрын
@@farkasmactavishDon't let the Sex Offender Registry hear you say that 😂
@WesleyFiles7 ай бұрын
If it was made from the start to seem old/rare/valuable, I doubt it was ever anything more than a show piece.
@mrkiky6 ай бұрын
If it was made in the 1870s and fake signed, it probably was never used.
@TheGrenadier975 ай бұрын
That's very nice. Small but armour piercing.
@SophisticatedApproach11 ай бұрын
This guy has great information! THANK YOU.
@DepressoExpresso7777 ай бұрын
I love blades they feel better in my hand and I'm really good with them.
@theknifemartialarts.9053 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful and very good
@bluescythe553011 ай бұрын
It's so beautiful.
@dimps86jl10 ай бұрын
Thank you for your knowledge and teachings
@AL-fl4jk9 ай бұрын
Even the sound is beautiful
@owooperator882411 ай бұрын
It's crazy to see a knife so old but in such great condition
@luckygarchomp636611 ай бұрын
I really just thought the blade was enchanted when he said it's an armor piercer lol
@ChaplainPhantasm8 ай бұрын
It's green tipped for armor piercing lmao
@tempestbladeargus Жыл бұрын
very cool find!
@petersze712711 ай бұрын
Nice little nugget of info-thanks for that!
@darkhobo6 ай бұрын
It almost looks like it was made to be used as a bayonette. Seems short. Thick. And kinds straight to me. Very cool.
@bonaconlodoset926411 ай бұрын
Thats a beautiful tanto
@Xyxle41011 ай бұрын
Imagine somebody dug up your sword and they said it was a false signature because you made it
@deafdanny62999 ай бұрын
Not really how that works but alrighty
@JamesRamey-r8u11 ай бұрын
I don't mean to be a purist but it's great to get information about these weapons from an honest source.
@jasonbennett607 ай бұрын
Beautiful piece
@starscourge_blackfyre147111 ай бұрын
Great more spirit emblems for you with that tanto!
@curve57469 ай бұрын
That's amazing! Thanks for sharing!
@juanbrits924410 ай бұрын
indeed it is a cool peace and the cool fact about the small knife that marks a kill
@EShiv42 Жыл бұрын
I think it's really cool how you can kinda tell it's for piercing because of the thicker spine (mentioned in video) and the drop point tip
@BobdeesNuts-p4m9 ай бұрын
It's 150 years old that's what cool about it
@mattchapman727911 ай бұрын
Hi I’ve really enjoyed some of your videos my grandad was from the uk and was well known for his skill in traditional polishing of Japanese blades please keep doing what you do 😊
@TheCentipede_217 ай бұрын
I bet it has a great personality
@Zombine251411 ай бұрын
You said ankle and it clicked in my head and now I feel pain
@mucilon97994 ай бұрын
As a tantō user im confirm this is so cool
@damedanedameyodamenanoyo25946 ай бұрын
Come on, dude, it's got a great personality
@hanoli793311 ай бұрын
Cool to see. Makes sense if theyre armored to have armor pierces: aka weapons that like he mightve explained shoved into the spaces that have no iron on em
@farkasmactavish11 ай бұрын
Same idea as the European rondel dagger :>
@BarsusDraco11 ай бұрын
Such daggers are really cool. Dozens of other kingdoms and empires had such smilar knifes, like europe, th3 persians, thr mongols and others
@corvusscottwilliams475111 ай бұрын
Beautiful.
@-Bile-11 ай бұрын
I have to see the teeny knife, I am genuinely upset you didnt show it.
@DeLuXxToys Жыл бұрын
How the hell you afford all these, they're amazing
@showercurtaintowel11 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing!
@DarkDragonSlayer7 ай бұрын
This is a great box cutter.
@dylanlamarre376811 ай бұрын
My man tagging a defeated general like a deer 🤣
@VelikiHejter11 ай бұрын
If I saw that blade on a rondel hilt, I wouldn't bet an eye.
@rvakatana11 ай бұрын
What it really needs is Radovan fittings
@VelikiHejter11 ай бұрын
@@rvakatana I didn't mean to offend, just making an observation on how similar tools for similar purpose follow similar form.
@rvakatana11 ай бұрын
@@VelikiHejter oh, not at all! I just said that because I admire your work!!!
@BearsClaw9 ай бұрын
Anyone else think seeing him play Ghost Of Tsushima would be amazing?
@PicassosCat11 ай бұрын
it's not about the size, it's about how you can use it
@QueensStandUp8 ай бұрын
It would be cool to have a katana with matching kochirae
@torg212611 ай бұрын
Neat. Was the pommel reinforced at all? Rondel daggers where used for the same basic idea, get it to a gap in the armor, and then use your off hand to hammer it through the chain and gambison. The pommel was generally reinforced because you would hammer it with anything available, and also to make it easier to hit it during hammering 😂
@ajjdgj6tmgedvnmtmek11 ай бұрын
I just about went on a meander about armor designs, but then I remembered the battle of Shiroyama was 150 years ago. This knife probably never saw combat, and may not have been made for combat. The fake signature to imply older age probably means that this was made knowing that samurai-style weapons would quickly become collectors items. The Meiji government was actively reforming the military and these knives were no longer necessary as weapons.
@atom824811 ай бұрын
The fake signatures are often not made by the smith, so if it is fake I would guess it was to make it more valuable on the collectors market.
@Riqo2Suave11 ай бұрын
Things made before the advent of consumerism in capitalist society was truly made to last, shit nowadays can’t go a decade without being nearly unusable
@geraldclemens16828 ай бұрын
Beautiful peice.
@andreaburroni221311 ай бұрын
beautiful.
@TheMan20309 ай бұрын
Gorgeous
@sumakwelvictoria56359 ай бұрын
Yoroi-doshi. Coolest knife. Understated "can" opener. It opens and cuts armor like butter as long as you have the necessary strength. The child of a pair of shears and a katana?
@markvickroy67259 ай бұрын
Ahhh you have an old tourist chachski. Very nice, very nice
@BeastOrGod11 ай бұрын
It's cool, but for armor piercing knife, the guard seems small and I feel like your hand would slip into the blade when the knife doesn't pierce.
@johnandersonii11 ай бұрын
That's exactly what I was going to post. I don't know a thing about Japanese weapons, but that seems like a serious design flaw from a western perspective. Or perhaps the knife originally had different, more practical fittings, and now better looking/ceremonial dress?
@jonajo975711 ай бұрын
@@johnandersoniiI recommend reading Gunbai: Ancient Japanese Warfare. It's a really good source that goes into the topic way more than your typical HEMA youtuber since most of the knowledge there isn't really covered in the west.
@laserbrain77749 ай бұрын
It’s beautiful. I’ll never be able to afford something like that myself, but I’m still curious about how much it is valued for.
@Nman9239 ай бұрын
He unsheathed it. Now he HAS to unalive someone.
@Chabal117 Жыл бұрын
Similar design to the armor piercing Rondel or Dirk.
@Slow_Wanderer11 ай бұрын
Live fake, or live long enough to see yourself become authentic...
@farkasmactavish11 ай бұрын
Convergent evolution with the European rondel dagger, I see~
@mikitadou10 ай бұрын
Nothing beats WW2 German military dagger. Best quality I have ever seen.
@SomeGuy-gc8zs11 ай бұрын
It's in great shape for 150 years; I've bought knives half that age that were basically fused to their scabbards by rust.
@johndaugherty41279 ай бұрын
The shape reminds me of the U.S. Marine Kabar.
@koberea5725 Жыл бұрын
Super interesting!
@myrandomlife88819 ай бұрын
Wow "this is my kill" On ankle 😮
@theirontitan11 ай бұрын
Dang.... now I want one...... welp, time to light the forge😂
@official_liberal_chungus782511 ай бұрын
You are so cool
@happyhaunter_55467 ай бұрын
ooooough thicc spine and differentially hardened oooough
@VanHellsing128 ай бұрын
That's messed up, like tagging a deer and I never knew what that little blade was really for before. Thanks!
@BEElowYou Жыл бұрын
That’s awfully horrifying for something that’s known to be a friend of samurais
@mcRydes11 ай бұрын
did people ever use the mini knife to prepare dinner? An interesting parallel with the European scabbards that include a mini fork and table knife
@TheBUTOKUKAI Жыл бұрын
Interesting vídeos, I just subscribed tobyour channel, but I wonder; ¿how come you have such a beautiful, ancient and expensive swords?
@yabs96429 ай бұрын
man id love to get my hands on one of those. can you buy those outside of japan?
@ricardodemarco34869 ай бұрын
Is this not a bit… dangerous? I mean, besides the tsuka-ito, there is no tsuba that would prevent the hand gripping this armor-piercing tanto to slip and cut its fingers with the edge when stabbing something. That’s why german messers had the “nagel”, the nail hand guard on the right side of the knife, as to stop the hand from slipping into the blade itself. I know that this tanto is not meant, or wasn’t likely, to actually crush armor but to get through the gaps and reach flesh, but still…
@lawaern347411 ай бұрын
So its kind of like the japenese equivalent of a rondel? But it can still cut...
@BarsusDraco11 ай бұрын
Pretty much, yeah. Though, the ability to cut with such tantos arent quite as effective as one with thinner blades
@krispeekornflex10 ай бұрын
Can you do the CSI check and see any blood residue still on those blades?
@williamcarlson937911 ай бұрын
Wow neato!
@-OB-111 ай бұрын
Love your videos. Could you give more information about the alloy? Where they got their metal from ?
@ironwolf17999 ай бұрын
So can you own swords like this in certain parts of Japan or are they all registered
@harbingerofsarcasm251011 ай бұрын
The dirk of tantos
@Earthenmind11 ай бұрын
I've always wanted a Tanto. Where can I get a nice one?
@JustinShaedo11 ай бұрын
Didn't know they switched from collecting the head to marking the ankle
@higguma11 ай бұрын
Kozuka
@RuminantHairdo11 ай бұрын
Is there any significance in the design on the small knife ?
@Samuraistar929 ай бұрын
Did samurai use tanto to commit sepuku when they lost a battle at point in time? I’m doing a research project and would appreciate if someone could answer my question. Thank you!
@rvakatana9 ай бұрын
We have a short about this! The tanto was used in ritual seppuku, whereas a tanto or even wakizashi might be used for harakiri on the battlefield
@Samuraistar929 ай бұрын
@@rvakatana thank you!
@Listeningtothefuture11 ай бұрын
How do you make sure what you’re buying is authentic? Where do you shop man?
@Shinon89011 ай бұрын
That’s very cool but I wouldn’t say it’s small probably average if not a little bit bigger than average
@michaelfritz87256 ай бұрын
I thought the ones with the 45° straight angled tips were tantos? That's a tanto what are the ones with the 45° straight angled tips and if they're also tantos whats the purpose for the different tips is it just a style choice?
@sterobinson5619 ай бұрын
What’s it worth, I would love to own it but am guessing too expensive
@basp-ef7jx11 ай бұрын
Did you ever say what was special, or why it's armor piercing?
@TheinternetArchaeologist5 ай бұрын
Not for piercing armor but rather going where the armor isn't... Doesn't matter how sharp your blade is you're not piercing armor with it unless you're talking about a polearm it's just physics
@esfbse83475 ай бұрын
you could just google it and see that’s not true
@TheinternetArchaeologist5 ай бұрын
@@esfbse8347 hate the break to you little guy but no Exploiting the gaps in armor is not piercing armor It's exploiting the gaps If you were drawing your sword at that time period you were fucked with no othe option in Defending yourself But please google expert Go off
@esfbse83475 ай бұрын
@@TheinternetArchaeologistin feudal japan the metal quality wasn’t that good and an armor piercing tanto could bust right through their thin plate armor. it is called an “armor piercer” and if you looked at how it was made you’d know it was not for exploiting gaps in the skin. the tip and spine was designed to be able to hit metal and not break under pressure. sorry to burst ur bubble “little guy”
@TheinternetArchaeologist5 ай бұрын
@@esfbse8347 Kid It's not piercing metal armor Period That is a myth
@esfbse83475 ай бұрын
@@TheinternetArchaeologist wrong again. you do not understand traditional japanese armor. it was not super strong, not nearly as strong as the europeans. www.shinkendo.com/download/kabutowari_results.pdf this is what a katana can do to a period accurate metal helmet. now imagine a pointed thick blade full force stabbing into it. Yoroidoshi- is a blade who’s entire purpose is to pierce armor, with a long history behind it. stay ignorant🤘
@martialbrother57909 ай бұрын
Can the mini knife also be used as a throw weapon?
@mikeyoung76608 ай бұрын
Brilliant
@Grayn0nymous6 ай бұрын
Where do you even get all this stuff?
@511stunnaaa11 ай бұрын
150 year old shank
@blacksnapper768410 ай бұрын
Another Japanese blade I gotta add to the ever growing list of Japanese blades I want to buy 😂😂😂😂😂
@TEN89_jburney Жыл бұрын
Nice
@sagehashirama991511 ай бұрын
how mich would one of these go for in your store ? im interested in something like that or maybe 14 inches
@JuanAlvarez-xm7od9 ай бұрын
If that’s short idk what imma do
@marczapatos222911 ай бұрын
Well its a vintage turkey carver.
@harashiSAN9 ай бұрын
Has it been used in combat? How many lives did it take?
@rvakatana9 ай бұрын
It's from an era which there was little combat, so likely no