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Swordsmith style Aizu blacksmith Okuaizu Honyaki Aizu old hatchet 155㎜・single bevel

$904.50

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SKU: 240711-1
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Description.

Discovered Honyaki Hatchet! From old house in Okuaiz!
◎Size
Full Length:about 430 mm
Blade Length:about 155 mm
Thickness:about 10 mm
Weight:about 894 g
◎Spec
Producing Area:Okuaizu in Fukushima prefecture
Steel:it is said English steel or Togo steel
Handle:Japanese oak
Bolster:hand forging
Bevel:single bevel
Period:about at the end of Edo period~Meiji period(1853~1921)
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It is said that this hatchet was made in at the end of Edo period~Meiji period(1853~1921).

And,It is also said the steel is English steel or Togo steel.

There is Hamon(pattern) on the blade. It means the maker did 土置き(Tsuchioki) on the blade like making sword.

The handle is Japanese oak with urushi coating. The bolster is hand forging.

The case is very unique item that is made by 藤(Tou)group. Used ray(stingray)and shark skin. This case can be a fire starter kit(include steel knife,magnesium with stag, hemp tinder).

This product is a valuable historical.