Stange Japanese knife/axe

tsubame1 · 8th February 2007, 10:19 AM

I concur with M.Eley.
The therm "Nata" has a quiet large meaning as regards shape of blade and is sometimes misused for a type of Tanto (Kubikiri) that was used to severe the heads of the enemy for later display, that has a shape vaguely similar to your blade, that IMHO is still a tool and not a weapon.
The following first is called Nata, the second I'm not so sure...

Aurangzeb · 14th February 2007, 10:33 PM

Hello All!

So this is a Japanese Nata/Kubikiri. How old could it be? Could this knife have been longer once then later cut down into it's odd shape? I forgot to mention that it has a large single fuller on the "flat" side. Could there be a makers mark under the handle?

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Aurangzeb · 16th February 2007, 08:45 PM

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8th February 2007, 10:19 AM	#1
tsubame1 Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Magenta, Northern Italy Posts: 123	I concur with M.Eley. The therm "Nata" has a quiet large meaning as regards shape of blade and is sometimes misused for a type of Tanto (Kubikiri) that was used to severe the heads of the enemy for later display, that has a shape vaguely similar to your blade, that IMHO is still a tool and not a weapon. The following first is called Nata, the second I'm not so sure... Attached Images

14th February 2007, 10:33 PM	#2
Aurangzeb Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 306	Hello All! So this is a Japanese Nata/Kubikiri. How old could it be? Could this knife have been longer once then later cut down into it's odd shape? I forgot to mention that it has a large single fuller on the "flat" side. Could there be a makers mark under the handle? Mark... Last edited by Aurangzeb; 15th February 2007 at 04:21 AM.

16th February 2007, 08:45 PM	#3
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