Rare Vintage Norman Bardsley Custom Japanese Style Tanto Fixed Blade Knife

RARE VINTAGE NORMAN BARDSLEY JAPANESE STYLE FIXED BLADE KNIFE. This is a knife made by custom knife-maker Norman Bardsley, who sadly passed away in 2011.

Knife is a Japanese styled tanto fixed blade and features an 8.25 hand rubbed blade, white bone habaki (blade collar), carved brass tsuba (hand guard), polished brown alligator hide handle wrap and polished bone kashira (end pommel). The maker's name is etched into the right side of the blade near the tsuba.

Condition - PREOWNED - Slight scratches on blade as well. Slight scuffs on handle as well. Knife does not come with sheath.

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