Original Japanese Late Edo Period Women's Kaiken Dagger with Sharkskin Shagreen Handle & Scabbard - Handmade Blade Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets Royal India Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal India Naval Volunteer Reserve

the sheet metal cover

They carried two blankets

showing little sign of use or storage wear accumulated over the past 150 or so years

Original Japanese Late Edo Period Women's Kaiken Dagger with Sharkskin Shagreen Handle & Scabbard - Handmade Blade Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets Royal India Naval Volunteer ReserveOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased at a recent military show, this is a very nice Japanese Kaiken (), which translates to "pocket sword". Very similar to the Tanto ( short sword), these were often worn by women, and were used strictly for combat and self defense purposes. Typically measuring 2025 cm (810 in) long with a single edged blade, these were usually housed in a plain mount with minimal ornamental fittings. These were once carried by