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Ernest Emerson on Auction Hunters
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Here's the clip of it:
http://www.spike.com/video-clips/0v13vb/auction-hunters-tanto-sword
http://www.spike.com/video-clips/0v13vb/auction-hunters-tanto-sword
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*Tanto.
And yes, I saw it as well. It was ironic to me that they sold that tanto to EE, then went and bashed (seppuku'd) the watermelon with Cold Steel stuff at the end of the episode. Made me LOL for sure.
Kind of misinformation.
The tanto sword there looks to be in good condition.
Without looking at a signature, it's value is unknown.
The tanto was used primarily for utility and personal defense when invited indoors. Seppuku in itself was rare and a tanto was not always necessary but was common (a wakizashi could also be used, or a ritual blade, just about anything sharp). The cut would be across the belly, and it was considered to be courageous and more "worthy" of cleansing your honor to also cut vertically not just horizontally. It's supposed to be a lot more painful to cut vertically.
Secondly an assistant which would cut off your head was not always granted, it was up to the samurai's lord. Seppuku was also committed (and more famously) to attempt to show the Lord than his current course of action would be bad for the lord.
In Japanese culture, it was said those whom were honorable would have clean intestines while those from are dishonorable would have dirty intestines. By committing seppuku, one's intestines would be shown, and if they were clean they could sway the lord from their course of action.
Japan has a culture in which respect for positions, and ettique is incredibly important since it was incredibly disrespectful to the host, and also a big practical problem since a sword was large and homes tended to have tight hallways where a 40" sword would be unwieldy. Disrespect could be grounds for dueling to death, or death it self (incase you were a commoner disrespecting a samurai).
The tanto sword there looks to be in good condition.
Without looking at a signature, it's value is unknown.
The tanto was used primarily for utility and personal defense when invited indoors. Seppuku in itself was rare and a tanto was not always necessary but was common (a wakizashi could also be used, or a ritual blade, just about anything sharp). The cut would be across the belly, and it was considered to be courageous and more "worthy" of cleansing your honor to also cut vertically not just horizontally. It's supposed to be a lot more painful to cut vertically.
Secondly an assistant which would cut off your head was not always granted, it was up to the samurai's lord. Seppuku was also committed (and more famously) to attempt to show the Lord than his current course of action would be bad for the lord.
In Japanese culture, it was said those whom were honorable would have clean intestines while those from are dishonorable would have dirty intestines. By committing seppuku, one's intestines would be shown, and if they were clean they could sway the lord from their course of action.
Japan has a culture in which respect for positions, and ettique is incredibly important since it was incredibly disrespectful to the host, and also a big practical problem since a sword was large and homes tended to have tight hallways where a 40" sword would be unwieldy. Disrespect could be grounds for dueling to death, or death it self (incase you were a commoner disrespecting a samurai).
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I saw this one a while ago and was surprised to see him, it was cool
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I saw it. I thought it was pretty cool.Emerson seems like a real knife man.I think Ton is too.Allan not so much
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I saw it. I thought it was pretty cool.Emerson seems like a real knife man.I think Ton is too.Allan not so much
I've seen episodes where both of em were using blades, Ton had a Cs Spartan and Allan had a spydie; an Assist model I believe....
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Ernie Emerson seems like a great guy, and he's definitely very interesting to listen to, very down to earth. I just wish he made some knives I'm interested in. Some of his designs are intriguing, I really like the horseman for example, but I really don't like chisel grinds or edges (especially left handed ones), I'm not a huge fan of softly run 154cm, and flat g10 slabs and liner locks don't really stand out too much to me. Add to that the highish price and reputation for shoddy fit and finish and I find myself passing every time. Now, don't get me wrong, I understand why Emerson knives are the way they are. Emerson uses 154cm because it's what he has always used. He made a good relationship with crucible and began using 154cm, he likes the steel for its sharpenability and general performance and is loyal to its manufacturer so he insists upon using it. It works for the intended purposes of his knives so he keeps using it. The steel is run soft so that it is easy to sharpen in the field, the chisel ground edges are for the same reason, you only have to sharpen one side and knock the burr off so sharpening time is reduced when in the field. The flat g10 slabs are grippy and make for easy maintenance as does the simple liner lock design. The liner lock makes sense, because these knives are intended for hard use in some rough spots, and sometimes they break. With an Emerson, you send it in, they replace the broken part (which is simple because of its construction and cheap for Emerson because the materials are relatively standard and lack a lot of time consuming hand finishing), and you're on your way. Break something like a strider and the cost to strider for repair is significantly higher due to the heavy embellishments and finishing on the blade and ti frame lock. So, really, if you think about it, Emerson knives are extremely practical if you're someone like a soldier, or someone who is often stuck in the field and just flat out needs a reliable knife that's easy to maintain. But still, they just don't fit for my purposes. Great knives, but my interests lie more with high end super steels, top notch fit and finish, smooth action, and more generally more graceful designs. I'd love to see a contoured carbon fiber ti framelock horseman in something like uncoated cpm-m4 though. That would be a beautiful knife, and the wave can be used as a bottle opener...