150-year-old

[@erichusayn]

Even with the fake signature, that's still cool. You don't see those very often, whether 150 or 500 years old.

[@rvakatana]

There are actually many of them!

[@erichusayn]

@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]

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.

[@emulgatorx]

@@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.

[@ChinHobbyToys]

@@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

[@daveblake2145]

The smaller knife was like the OG teabag after a kill.

[@Jayboyd1260]

Talk about conversion evolution here. This is so similar to a European rondell dagger designed for the exact same purpose!

[@Zagar099]

Convergent? Lmfao

[@gangrenousgandalf2102]

​@Zagar099 It's actually really cool how that happens sometimes- Like how 5 continents all have their own atlatls

[@Zagar099]

@gangrenousgandalf2102 yeah but my point was he meant convergent, not conversion evolution, haha.

[@danw918]

A knife with a specific tag to mark valuable kills is a new level of mental!

[@Kakimou.]

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.

[@BeachCatzdrift]

Beautiful piece!.

[@airkami]

The marking kills is a very interesting concept

[@bladeRoller]

Looks so much like a rondel dagger in blade form.

[@farkasmactavish]

Convergent design evolution is super cool.

[@atom8248]

Ones with a larger tsuba are even more similar. They should both pierce mail just as easily.

[@DayMan..]

No this will not peirce chainmail. ​@atom8248

[@atom8248]

@@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.

[@shadowstalker130666]

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]

"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.

[@farkasmactavish]

Age isn't a particularly special attribute.

[@SuperNiels91]

​@@farkasmactavish🤓🤓🤓

[@ChaplainPhantasm]

​@@farkasmactavishDon't let the Sex Offender Registry hear you say that 😂

[@WesleyFiles]

If it was made from the start to seem old/rare/valuable, I doubt it was ever anything more than a show piece.

[@mrkiky]

If it was made in the 1870s and fake signed, it probably was never used.

[@TheGrenadier97]

That's very nice. Small but armour piercing.

[@SophisticatedApproach]

This guy has great information! THANK YOU.

[@DepressoExpresso777]

I love blades they feel better in my hand and I'm really good with them.

[@theknifemartialarts.9053]

Beautiful and very good

[@bluescythe5530]

It's so beautiful.

[@dimps86jl]

Thank you for your knowledge and teachings

[@AL-fl4jk]

Even the sound is beautiful

[@owooperator8824]

It's crazy to see a knife so old but in such great condition

[@luckygarchomp6366]

I really just thought the blade was enchanted when he said it's an armor piercer lol

[@ChaplainPhantasm]

It's green tipped for armor piercing lmao

[@tempestbladeargus]

very cool find!

[@petersze7127]

Nice little nugget of info-thanks for that!

[@darkhobo]

It almost looks like it was made to be used as a bayonette. Seems short. Thick. And kinds straight to me. Very cool.

[@bonaconlodoset9264]

Thats a beautiful tanto

[@Xyxle410]

Imagine somebody dug up your sword and they said it was a false signature because you made it

[@deafdanny6299]

Not really how that works but alrighty

[@JamesRamey-r8u]

I don't mean to be a purist but it's great to get information about these weapons from an honest source.

[@jasonbennett60]

Beautiful piece

[@starscourge_blackfyre1471]

Great more spirit emblems for you with that tanto!

[@curve5746]

That's amazing! Thanks for sharing!

[@juanbrits9244]

indeed it is a cool peace and the cool fact about the small knife that marks a kill

[@EShiv42]

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-p4m]

It's 150 years old that's what cool about it

[@mattchapman7279]

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_21]

I bet it has a great personality

[@Zombine2514]

You said ankle and it clicked in my head and now I feel pain

[@mucilon9799]

As a tantō user im confirm this is so cool

[@damedanedameyodamenanoyo2594]

Come on, dude, it's got a great personality

[@hanoli7933]

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

[@farkasmactavish]

Same idea as the European rondel dagger :>

[@BarsusDraco]

Such daggers are really cool. Dozens of other kingdoms and empires had such smilar knifes, like europe, th3 persians, thr mongols and others

[@corvusscottwilliams4751]

Beautiful.

[@-Bile-]

I have to see the teeny knife, I am genuinely upset you didnt show it.

[@DeLuXxToys]

How the hell you afford all these, they're amazing

[@showercurtaintowel]

Thank you for sharing!

[@DarkDragonSlayer]

This is a great box cutter.

[@dylanlamarre3768]

My man tagging a defeated general like a deer 🤣

[@VelikiHejter]

If I saw that blade on a rondel hilt, I wouldn't bet an eye.

[@rvakatana]

What it really needs is Radovan fittings

[@VelikiHejter]

@@rvakatana I didn't mean to offend, just making an observation on how similar tools for similar purpose follow similar form.

[@rvakatana]

@@VelikiHejter oh, not at all! I just said that because I admire your work!!!

[@BearsClaw]

Anyone else think seeing him play Ghost Of Tsushima would be amazing?

[@PicassosCat]

it's not about the size, it's about how you can use it

[@QueensStandUp]

It would be cool to have a katana with matching kochirae

[@torg2126]

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 😂

[@ajjdgj6tmgedvnmtmek]

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.

[@atom8248]

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.

[@Riqo2Suave]

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

[@geraldclemens1682]

Beautiful peice.

[@andreaburroni2213]

beautiful.

[@TheMan2030]

Gorgeous

[@sumakwelvictoria5635]

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?

[@markvickroy6725]

Ahhh you have an old tourist chachski. Very nice, very nice

[@BeastOrGod]

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.

[@johnandersonii]

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?

[@jonajo9757]

​@@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.

[@laserbrain7774]

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.

[@Nman923]

He unsheathed it. Now he HAS to unalive someone.

[@Chabal117]

Similar design to the armor piercing Rondel or Dirk.

[@Slow_Wanderer]

Live fake, or live long enough to see yourself become authentic...

[@farkasmactavish]

Convergent evolution with the European rondel dagger, I see~

[@mikitadou]

Nothing beats WW2 German military dagger. Best quality I have ever seen.

[@SomeGuy-gc8zs]

It's in great shape for 150 years; I've bought knives half that age that were basically fused to their scabbards by rust.

[@johndaugherty4127]

The shape reminds me of the U.S. Marine Kabar.

[@koberea5725]

Super interesting!

[@myrandomlife8881]

Wow "this is my kill" On ankle 😮

[@theirontitan]

Dang.... now I want one...... welp, time to light the forge😂

[@official_liberal_chungus7825]

You are so cool

[@happyhaunter_5546]

ooooough thicc spine and differentially hardened oooough

[@VanHellsing12]

That's messed up, like tagging a deer and I never knew what that little blade was really for before. Thanks!

[@BEElowYou]

That’s awfully horrifying for something that’s known to be a friend of samurais

[@mcRydes]

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]

Interesting vídeos, I just subscribed tobyour channel, but I wonder; ¿how come you have such a beautiful, ancient and expensive swords?

[@yabs9642]

man id love to get my hands on one of those. can you buy those outside of japan?

[@ricardodemarco3486]

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…

[@lawaern3474]

So its kind of like the japenese equivalent of a rondel? But it can still cut...

[@BarsusDraco]

Pretty much, yeah. Though, the ability to cut with such tantos arent quite as effective as one with thinner blades

[@krispeekornflex]

Can you do the CSI check and see any blood residue still on those blades?

[@williamcarlson9379]

Wow neato!

[@-OB-1]

Love your videos. Could you give more information about the alloy? Where they got their metal from ?

[@ironwolf1799]

So can you own swords like this in certain parts of Japan or are they all registered

[@harbingerofsarcasm2510]

The dirk of tantos

[@Earthenmind]

I've always wanted a Tanto. Where can I get a nice one?

[@JustinShaedo]

Didn't know they switched from collecting the head to marking the ankle

[@higguma]

Kozuka

[@RuminantHairdo]

Is there any significance in the design on the small knife ?

[@Samuraistar92]

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!

[@rvakatana]

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

[@Samuraistar92]

@@rvakatana thank you!

[@Listeningtothefuture]

How do you make sure what you’re buying is authentic? Where do you shop man?

[@Shinon890]

That’s very cool but I wouldn’t say it’s small probably average if not a little bit bigger than average

[@michaelfritz8725]

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?

[@sterobinson561]

What’s it worth, I would love to own it but am guessing too expensive

[@basp-ef7jx]

Did you ever say what was special, or why it's armor piercing?

[@TheinternetArchaeologist]

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

[@esfbse8347]

you could just google it and see that’s not true

[@TheinternetArchaeologist]

@@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

[@esfbse8347]

@@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”

[@TheinternetArchaeologist]

@@esfbse8347 Kid It's not piercing metal armor Period That is a myth

[@esfbse8347]

@@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🤘

[@martialbrother5790]

Can the mini knife also be used as a throw weapon?

[@mikeyoung7660]

Brilliant

[@Grayn0nymous]

Where do you even get all this stuff?

[@511stunnaaa]

150 year old shank

[@blacksnapper7684]

Another Japanese blade I gotta add to the ever growing list of Japanese blades I want to buy 😂😂😂😂😂

[@TEN89_jburney]

Nice

[@sagehashirama9915]

how mich would one of these go for in your store ? im interested in something like that or maybe 14 inches

[@JuanAlvarez-xm7od]

If that’s short idk what imma do

[@marczapatos2229]

Well its a vintage turkey carver.

[@harashiSAN]

Has it been used in combat? How many lives did it take?

[@rvakatana]

It's from an era which there was little combat, so likely no