Review: The Tainto (redux) by Zombie Tools

Yes, I already own a Tainto. I know.

The brilliant weapons-crafters of Zombie Tooks re-did their faux-Japanese offerings of a katana and wakizashi some time back. Recently, they upgraded their version of the tanto to match.

So I had to have one.

The revised Tainto has a shorter, more solid-feeling hilt. The blade itself is about the same length as the previous Tainto, but with a more sweeping curve to it than the more angular, tanto-like cut of the previous offering. It also has the round cross-guard that the revised Apokatana and Zakisushi blades offer. Overall, it's a solid, brutal little monster that comes with a kydex sheath and an aura of vague menace. It's a welcome addition to my little arsenal of sharp objects with which to cut myself as I behave like a fool.