Original Japanese Edo Period Tanto Short Sword with Handmade Blade, Kogatana & Lacquered Scabbard Price_$-00 - $30 Manufactured sometime in 1853

Manufactured sometime in 1853

so most likely this was added once it was out of service

with the outer housing measuring about 6 3/4 inches in diameter at the front

- Kyffhäuserbund Visor Eagle: Lovely condition with minor paint loss

The ribbons include the Purple Heart

Original Japanese Edo Period Tanto Short Sword with Handmade Blade, Kogatana & Lacquered Scabbard Price_$-00 - $30 Manufactured sometime in 1853Original 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, which