1 antique Japanese Yoroi Doshi armor piercing tanto sword available.  This fine Japanese sword would make an important acquisition for any collection.  

An armor piercing tanto has a blade approximately 3 times the normal tanto thickness.  This armor piercer measures 1.7 cm (11/16”).  Photo 1 above shows this yoroi doshi lying next to a full-size katana.  

The nakago is not signed—the saya does, however, have a sayagaki.  

The blade nagasa measures 6 11/16” (17 cm).  The blade has an attractive hamon with flying temper. 

The blade has surface type pitting only.  This armor piercer would be an inexpensive polish.  

Have a sword or knife to sell?  St. Croix Blades buys Japanese Army swords, Yasukuni Shrine swords, gendai swords, Samurai swords, antique/old katana.  We buy knives: Richtig, Messenger, Case, Shipley, Wilkinson Sword, Everett, Fairbairn-Sykes, OSS, Kabar, Robeson, Camillus, Utica, Boker, Aerial, LF&C knuckle, Disston, Mark 1 trench, Scagel, Abercrombie & Fitch, VL & A, Randall, Nichols, Richtig, Woroniecki, Shipley, knuckle knives, theater knives, etc.  We buy sheaths by: SBL, Moose, Barwood, Viner Bros, Milsco, L&C, etc.  St. Croix Blades also buys folders: Benchmade, Spyderco, Al Mar, Hinderer, William Henry, etc.  Contact St. Croix Blades at 715-557-1688 or by using the Contact Us heading at the top of this page.