Vintage Japanese Small Hatchet bamboo splitting knife 4.5” Ukiyoe There are tagane ato around

There are tagane ato around the nakago indicating it was most certainly affixed to a sword

Having been in storage for several decades

Often these received a lot of wear and holes are patched and reinforced with additional backing material of cotton

With exception of two minor rim chips

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Vintage Japanese Small Hatchet bamboo splitting knife 4.5” Ukiyoe There are tagane ato aroundThis is a fine professional grade blade originally thought to be used as a bamboo splitting knife. It has a heavy chopping blade that, when sharpened will go though bamboo with ease or anything else for that matter. Blade length: 2" Overall length: 4. 5 Markings: illegible