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Yoroidoshi...?


tokashikibob

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Gents,

     Acquired this tanto recently.  Yoroidoshi?  After doing some reading I'm thinking it may have a shot at late Kamakura maybe Yamato.   26cm from Munemachi.  Masame.  Lots of kizu but no fatal flaws.  It has a old nimei but no way I can guess what the missing radicals may have been.  Maybe something looks familiar to the pros.    Reserved copper samurai fittings, working man's blade I guess.   I'd think it has one more light polish in her for the tanto collector.

  Feel free to correct and opine.

 

Best Regards,

   Bob

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Bob,

 

how thick is the blade (KASANE at MUNE-MACHI)?

 

A YOROIDOSHI should be considerably thicker than a TANTO, so more than 9 mm.

 

Although simple, I like the TSUBA!

I agree, a yoroi-doshi should be noticeably thicker, length is not as important, here is an example, when you look at it there is no doubt that it is a yoroi-doshi as it is .5 inches / 12.7mm, I believe the indicator is the motogasane (blade thickness) at the hamachi (the notch at the beginning of the cutting edge)....someone correct this if I am wrong please

 

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Gents,

    Thank you for the help in all aspects.   Definitely not 12 mm,  measured it at 7.5mm.

 

Did some snooping around and Sesko's koto meikan has a Mitsusuke blade that was the closest match in which the Suke kanji may be what was on this tanto mei with the center rubbed off.

 

Not much on Mitsusuke on the web,  does anyone have a comparable?

 

From NihontoClub

 

Mitsusuke
ID MIT255 Province Yamato Era Eiwa (1375-1379) ND Active Period 1375-1379 School Senjuin

Source Rating Reference/Page Hawley 60 MIT255  Toko Taikan ¥6M  607 
Signatures:
大和國光夫
yamato kuni mitsusuke

 

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