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What type of design is this?

Cajun Kamikaze

Cajun Kamikaze

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Just finished these 4 for a wedding party. Not really sure who they are going to and what they will be used for so I made them pretty hardy with utility in mind but also wanted a Japanese twist. I know I've seen similar designs but not sure what they call them.

Anyone have an idea of the traditional Japanese design name these were created after?

 
I don't know the design but I do know I like those knives! NICE!
 
are you referring to the wrap or the knife itself?
The wrap pattern you did resembles the hineri maki pattern, but I don't think there's anything specifically japanese about the knife shape.
I've seen that shape and build in japan-related stuff, but I've also seen them in plenty of european stuff.

hey Kohai, you got any info on this?
 
Ok, the closest thing I could think of to these knives (as far as Crap What Done Comes Outta Japan) is the small dagger that anime/samurai movies give to literally every woman in existence, and is almost always immediately knocked from their hands (because they are women, women can't STAB things, that's obviously a man's job, because manliness is all about thrusting)
that's a cultural idea based on kaiken, short knives carried by samurai class for slashing up folk when you need folk slashed up, but you don't have a sword because you are inside, or are a woman and logically incapable of carrying a sword because come on, that's just silly.
As far as I can tell, though, there isn't a "rule" that establishes the shape of the blade as "kaiken", but rather that the word refers to a short dagger/tanto that specifically is not part of your "two swords" stuff.
Also a fun note: if the knife actually is used to kill someone in fiction, it will usually be the owner, because seppuku.

but yeah, my knowledge base on all the nuances of japan's weaponcraft is very limited, I really only ever studied the culture and history.
 
So it can be referred to as a Kaiken?

Hard to tell in teh pic but 2 are .25" shorter and not as wide of a blade.. More for tactical or EDC use. The other 2 have more of a belly, a shorter blade and a little wider for skinning. I put a small 1" clip on each, like armor piercing point.
 
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