Sharp Self-Defense Knife Japanese Samurai Tanto Sword Description A tanto is one of the traditionally made Japanese swords that were worn by the samurai class of feudal Japan. The tant¨­ dates to the Heian period, when it was mainly used as a weapon but evolved in design over the years to become more ornate. Tant¨­ were used in traditional martial arts (tantojutsu). The term has seen a resurgence in the West since the 1980s as a point style of modern tactical knives, designed for piercing or stabbing. The tant¨­ is a dagger. The blade is single or double edged with a length between 15 and 30 cm (6¨C12 inches, in Japanese 1 shaku). The tant¨­ was designed primarily as a stabbing weapon, but the edge can be used for slashing as well. Tant¨­ are generally forged in hira-zukuri style (without ridgeline), meaning that their sides have no ridge line and are nearly flat, unlike the shinogi-zukuri structure of a katana. Some tant¨­ have particularly thick cross-sections for armor-piercing duty, and are called yoroi toshi. Tant¨­ were mostly carried by samurai, as commoners did not generally wear them. Women sometimes carried a small tant¨­ called a kaiken in their obi primarily for self-defense. Tant¨­ were sometimes worn as the sh¨­t¨­ in place of a wakizashi in a daish¨­, especially on the battlefield. Before the advent of the wakizashi/tant¨­ combination, it was common for a samurai to carry a tachi and a tant¨­ as opposed to a katana and a wakizashi. PACKAGE 1 sword with saya Features: Overall: 50 CM / 20 Inch, Blade: 30 CM / 12 Inch, Tsuka: 15 CM / 6 Inch, Blade Width: 3.2 CM / 1.26 Inch, Blade Thickness: 0.7 CM / 0.28 Inch Blade Material: 1060 Carbon Steel, BLADE SHAPE: Unokubitsukuri, Blade HRC: 53 Blade Craft: Fully Hand Forged, Hand Polished, Water Quenching Full Tang Sharpness: Mirror Effect Product Details: Brand: YJ COOL Blade Length: 30 Centimeters Handle Material: Alloy Steel Blade Material: Carbon Steel Style: Japanese Brand: ‎YJ COOL Blade Length: ‎30 Centimeters Handle Material: ‎Alloy Steel Blade Material: ‎Carbon Steel Style: ‎Japanese Product Dimensions: ‎20"L x 1.26"W Hand Orientation: ‎Ambidextrous Brand Name: ‎YJ COOL Warranty Description: ‎we will offer solving methods if there is any problem for the swords Model Name: ‎japanese samurai tanto Color: ‎model 8 Material: ‎hardwood Suggested Users: ‎unisex-adult Manufacturer: ‎YJ COOL Part Number: ‎ESC104 Included Components: ‎no Date First Available: July 2, 2018