Bidspirit auction | Attractive Japanese Samurai Short TANTO

Attractive Japanese Samurai Short TANTO Dagger ~ Wide - Attractive Japanese Samurai Short TANTO Dagger ~ Wide Blade ~ Active Tamper-line. A very pretty short Tanto with silver and gold inlaid copper mounts having fishing motives, one silver menukie lacking. Mounted with a short but very broad blade which exhibits a wide and active Hamon tamper-line. Unable to dismount the handle thus unknown if the blade is signed, most likely MeiJi period (1800s.)Total Length in Scabbard - 14” Blade Length (along the spine, from Habaki notch to the tip) - 7 1/4”