Beginner's Luck Tanto – Oil Quenched Damascus Mini Dagger

Product Introduction

The Beginner's Luck Tanto is entry-level miniature samurai dagger tailored for new sword collectors, separated from high-grade floral, legend and tactical short blades. Centered on eight running horse relief carving design, it serves as low-cost desktop ornament, beginner practice collection and entry oriental art gift. The blade adopts maru-gitae multi-layer folded damascus steel with oil quenching heat treatment, plain short shinogi profile without blood groove, taganeha hand polishing and light factory edge, only suitable for static display and slow drawing appreciation, heavy cutting is strictly prohibited.

The full set of mounting hardware is retro brass with silver gild eight horse relief craft, covering tsuba, fuchi, kashira, sheath koiguchi and kojiri fittings. The integrated grip and scabbard are made of solid dark carved hardwood, unified running horse landscape relief texture, no extra woven wrap design. This mini dagger uses fixed full tang without detachable bamboo peg structure, stable for long-term static storage. A lightweight fabric tanto storage pouch is provided as free gift; custom blade engraving upgrade service available on request.

Core Selling Advantages

• Exclusive eight running horse relief entry positioning, differentiated from plum, snake and dark themed mini blades
• Budget friendly price specially designed for first-time nihonto collectors
• Complete set retro silver gild brass horse pattern unified hardware system
• Full-body carved dark solid wood sheath with continuous horse landscape relief
• Folded damascus steel with natural layered wave grain collectible texture
• Ultra compact lightweight size, easy storage for narrow desk space

Complete Original Product Specifications (All dimensions & materials fully retained without omission)

Entry Mini Tanto Parts Terminology Guide

Simple component glossary for beginner sword collectors:

KASHIRA: Eight horse silver gild brass pommel cap

FUCHI: Running horse brass grip ring

TSUBA: Plain retro brass hand guard

HABAKI: Solid copper blade collar

KOIGUCHI: Horse relief brass sheath mouth

SAYA: Full eight horse carved dark wood scabbard

KOJIRI: Silver gild brass sheath end cap

This chart displays folded steel blade dimension data. If you need custom blade engraving, visit Custom Blade Customization

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Who is this tanto suitable for?
A: It is specially designed for new nihonto beginners, low cost entry collection, different from high-grade floral and legend themed mini blades.

Q: What’s the highlight of eight horse carving?
A: Continuous running horse landscape relief runs through whole sheath and grip, unified vintage pastoral visual style.

Q: Can this folded damascus blade cut thick bamboo?
A: Delicate folded grain scratches easily under heavy friction, only slow drawing static display allowed.

Q: Will carved wood surface wear quickly?
A: Avoid sharp metal scraping during long-term storage to protect relief texture.

Q: Similar elegant floral mini dagger reference?
A: View silver plum blossom zen tanto: Silver Plum Blossom Tanto.

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