Original Japanese Tanto Short Sword and Scabbard with Kogai and Sageo Cord - Ancient Handmade Blade Chinese Militaria This example has a 5

This example has a 5 7/8" blade

Much of the Leith Hall Arms collection was sold off after Lady Leith's death the following year and IMA acquired much of it in the 1980s from the Austrian Collector George Strakaty

with each senate ratifying the award on different days

For years we had the fluted Carry Cans but no Masks (the soldiers used to throw away the masks and use the cans for personal items)

This particular example has an 11" barrel with a

Original Japanese Tanto Short Sword and Scabbard with Kogai and Sageo Cord - Ancient Handmade Blade Chinese Militaria This example has a 5Original Item: Only One Available. Purchased from a collector in Europe, this is a very small tanto or short sword, but due to the 6. 5" blade length many would consider it to be a knife. Tanto could be any number of different shapes, depending on the requests of the person who ordered it. The blade is in the typical "Hira Zukuri" shape, which means it is a blade without a shinogi, or ridge typical of longer blades. It comes as a complete set with