Practical Plus Tanto

  • Functional and dependable classic tanto
  • Made using traditional fittings and construction methods
  • Cutting edge HRC60 hardness, back HRC40 hardness
  • Scabbard and traditional black cloth bag included
  • The Practical Plus Katana and the Practical Plus Wakizashi match this Tanto
  • Overall length: 42,9 cm
  • Weight: 300 g
  • Blade material: 1566 Carbon Steel
  • Handle material: Wood and ray skin
  • Sharpness: Very sharp

269.90

• Shipping: Immediately available 6 pcs
• Pickup: Immediately from store in Kaarina, Finland

• Items will be shipped within 1-2 working days.
• Free EU shipping for orders over 400eur.

Description of the Product

Tanto is a historical Japanese dagger that was often designed for strong thrusts but suited well for cuts as well. Tanto is typically single edged but double edged versions are also known. The first Tanto-daggers we introduced during the 9th Century and they have remained as weapons and tools since then as use continues still nowadays.

Tanto had a great ceremonial meaning as the Samurai performed ritual suicide (seppuku or harakiri in Japanese) with the Tanto or Wakizashi. A Samurai who had shamed himself could regain lost honor by cutting his own abdomen open. Dying from disembowelment is one of the most painful ways to die and this shows that the Samurai was not a coward or trying to find the easy way out, but to leave this world holding his head high. Samurai could for example have been surrounded in battle and as victory was no longer possible he chose to deny victory from his enemy as well by killing himself. Sometimes Samurai were also ordered to perform seppuku as a death penalty. It was seen as a much better option to perform your own execution as the ritual regained your lost honor and you weren’t considered as a criminal anymore after the seppuku. Typically an assistant cut the neck of the Samurai with a sword right after disembowelment to keep the Samurai from crying out in pain. This also ensured that the last and remaining expression on the face wasn’t a horrified face contorted in agony.

This Tanto from the Hanwei Practical Plus –series provides a very economical dagger as functional and dependable as the Practical Tanto, but using more traditional fittings and construction methods. The 1566 high carbon blade is forged and differentially hardened in the traditional claying method, producing a prominent and traditional hamon, wavy line near the edge that was created when hardening the blade. This line shows you the transition from the harder edge to the softer back. Hard edge cuts better and keeps a sharp edge longer while softer back gives resilience and shock absorption qualities to the blade. The harness of the edge is HRC 60 and the hardness of the softer back is HRC 40.

This Practical Plus Tanto features genuine Same (rayskin) on the Tsuka (handle), with a Tsuka-Ito (handle wrap) specially developed for its gripping qualities. The long nakago (tang) is pegged with traditional bamboo pegs for security. All of the fittings of the sword that are mounted on top of the blade are called Koshirae as a whole. On this dagger these fittings (Koshirae) are decorated in a Japanese Dogwood motif. Menuki, the grip-enhancing brass ornament under the Tsuka-Ito, features a dragon. The handsome Tsuba is made of iron with a brass collar, Habaki. The flat black Saya (scabbard) features a black cotton Sageo. The Practical Plus Katana and the Practical Plus Wakizashi match this Tanto and provide a useful, traditional and elegant samurai set.
Included is traditional black cloth bag to keep your dagger in pristine condition when in storage or while transporting.

  • Functional and dependable classic tanto
  • Made using traditional fittings and construction methods
  • Cutting edge HRC60 hardness, back HRC40 hardness
  • Scabbard and traditional black cloth bag included
  • The Practical Plus Katana and the Practical Plus Wakizashi match this Tanto
  • Overall length: 42,9 cm
  • Blade length: 27 cm
  • Handle length: 12,4 cm
  • Weight: 300 g
  • Point of Balance: 4,0 cm
  • Width at Guard: 2,7 cm
  • Width at Tip: 1,8 cm
  • Thickness at Guard: 5,6 mm
  • Thickness at Tip: 4,4 mm
  • Blade material: 1566 Carbon Steel
  • Handle material: Wood and ray skin
  • Sharpness: Very sharp
  • Manufacturer: Hanwei

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Jukka Valli
Jukka Valli
12/03/2024
Tilasin keskiaikaisen hupun. 100% puuvillaa, joten voi käsitellä kosteussuoja-aineella. Vaivatonta kaupankäyntiä.
Hanna Nieminen
Hanna Nieminen
10/03/2024
Sain kaksi muistikirjaa ja kalligrafiasetin setin 25-vuotis lahjaksi rakkaaltani. Ne ovat upeita! Olen saanut valtavasti kyselyitä muistikirjan alkuperästä ja kehunut Rautaporttia laadukkaasta käsityöstä. Tuotteista huokuu estetiikka, laatu ja taianomaisuus. Täydellinen lahja historia-/fantasianörtille!
Lauri Lehtimäki
Lauri Lehtimäki
09/03/2024
Hyvän oloisia ja näköisiä tuotteita. Hinnatkin järkeviä.
Jani Kuusela
Jani Kuusela
02/03/2024
Loista kauppa mistä löytyy paljon kiinnostavaa tavaraa. Samoin loistava asiakaspalvelu jollaista saisi olla joka kaupassa.
ThreeQuarters 3/4
ThreeQuarters 3/4
01/03/2024
I'm very happy to shop and cooperate with this company. The customer service is perfect, fast and friendly. The products have good quality, good prices and are exactly what you see at the pictures, no fake photos. I'm just received a package 📦 today, and it takes 7 days from Finland 🇫🇮 to come to Greece 🇬🇷. Very fast and easy!!
Maaret Pasanen
Maaret Pasanen
29/02/2024
Siis aivan huikea!! Tilasin pari tuotetta aamupäivällä, ja 24h myöhemmin ne olivat jo noudettavissa postin automaatista! Kaikki sujui kuin rasvattu, ei ole mitään moitittavaa. Vaatteet olivat juuri sitä mitä tilasin, ja koot pitävät kyllä todella hyvin paikkansa! 😍 Aion ehdottomasti tilata vielä uudestaan, ja ehdottomasti suosittelen kaikille!
Annika Hägglund
Annika Hägglund
26/02/2024
Tuote vastasi kuvausta ja toimitettiin nopeasti
Jarmo Perämäki
Jarmo Perämäki
25/02/2024
Erittäin nopea toimitus. Tilatut replika aseet juuri sellaisia kun luvattiin 👍
Rasmus Lumirotko
Rasmus Lumirotko
23/02/2024
Sähköpostitiedusteluuni vastattiin nopeasti ja paketti saapui perille parissa päivässä. Hyvää palvelua!
Antti Lappi
Antti Lappi
23/02/2024
Nopea toimitus, helppo asioida, laadukas tuote 👍🤘

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