Original Japanese Edo Period Handmade Tanto Short Sword by KANETSUNE with Lacquered Scabbard Madsen LMG It looks like the front

It looks like the front side of the holster was dyed black at some point

transferred Mackenzie and six companies of the 4th Cavalry to Fort Clark

which was phased out later by the simplified solid bottomed MKII body

which indicates the approximate manufacture date of May 1943

continuing with South Dakota to San Francisco

Original Japanese Edo Period Handmade Tanto Short Sword by KANETSUNE with Lacquered Scabbard Madsen LMG It looks like the frontOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased at a recent military show, this is a very nice Japanese Tanto (), which literally means short sword. These could be in any number of different shapes, depending on the requests of the person who ordered it. The blade length of a tanto is typically between 15 and 30 cm (5. 9 to 11. 8 inches), or 1 Japanese shaku, an ancient measurement. The blade of this example is in the typical "Hira Zukuri" () shape,