Original Japanese Edo Period Handmade Tanto Short Sword by KANETSUNE with Lacquered Scabbard Madsen LMG made from silver and possibly

made from silver and possibly brass

which indicates the approximate manufacture date of May 1943

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

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

5 kilometers greater

Original Japanese Edo Period Handmade Tanto Short Sword by KANETSUNE with Lacquered Scabbard Madsen LMG made from silver and possiblyOriginal 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,