Antique Japanese Signed "Ryuko" Forged 74mm 2 7/8" Kanna Plane Blade Samurai Steel Banner and shishi finial make this

and shishi finial make this an unusually ambitious and decorative example of the genre

Please see the photos for signs of a hairline crack (priced accordingly)

Height = 25" w/ Handle (16" to top of container)

Weight = est 120 pounds

great piece of Japanese history

Antique Japanese Signed "Ryuko" Forged 74mm 2 7/8" Kanna Plane Blade Samurai Steel Banner and shishi finial make thisThis high quality professional grade Japanese blade was made for a kanna plane, the mainstay of the Japanese daikusan (carpenter) c. 1950's. It was made by a Japanese master blade maker of laminated hand forged steel with the same process as is used to make traditional Japanese samurai swoTThis is a Meiji era c1868 1912 Japanese kanna plane blade that is ready to us. This is SHARP enough to shave with! Fully restored and professionally sharpened to a