Original 18th Century Japanese Edo Period Handmade Tanto Short Sword with Copper Decorated Lacquered Fittings Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly in sets with cups

in sets with cups

The medal comes with its original ribbon

It comes in a lovely tooled leather scabbard

and plaques such as this

and Germany would be on the defensive for the rest of the war

Original 18th Century Japanese Edo Period Handmade Tanto Short Sword with Copper Decorated Lacquered Fittings Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly in sets with cupsOriginal 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 ( flat shape),