Yoroi doshi ? Help needed :)

[Jeffo]

Hello There,

Found on Market.

 

Maybe you have some more informations ?

 

Kind regards

Jeff

[Ray Singer]

Hi Jeff, your tanto is signed Yamato (no) kuni Norinaga. This js the mei if the famous founder of the Yamato Shikkake school, and there were several other individuals that work later using the same mei of Norinaga. My impression is that the mei is later than when the Norinaga lineage worked ( meaning this may not be an authentic inscription) but this otherwise can be a very nice and legitimate koto tanto. 

 

Best regards, 

Ray

[Jeffo]

Thank you Ray for your reply

 

I'll try to find some works of that school for references.

 

[ROKUJURO]

Jeff,

in case the KASANE (thickness) near the MUNE MACHI was more than 9 mm, I think this might indeed be a YOROI-DOSHI. What is the NAGASA (length from tip to MUNE MACHI)?

[Jeffo]

Thanks Jean for your reply. The Nagasa is 22cm (222mm)

kasane is 8.3mm 

 

Kind regards 

[ROKUJURO]

So it is just a stout TANTO blade, but an interesting one.