Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a dagger (Tantō)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: blade, 19th century; mounting 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, ray skin (samé), thread, silver
Dimensions: L. 17 in. (43.1 cm); L. of blade 14 11/16 in. (37.3 cm); L. of cutting edge 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm); D. of curvature 3/16 in. (0.45 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession year: 1936