Original Japanese Edo Period Tanto Short Sword with Traditional Handmade Blade, Lacquered Scabbard & Cord Breda M-37 known as the "Fighting 69th

known as the "Fighting 69th

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Original Japanese Edo Period Tanto Short Sword with Traditional Handmade Blade, Lacquered Scabbard & Cord Breda M-37 known as the "Fighting 69thOriginal 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