Original Japanese Edo Period Handmade Tanto Short Sword by KANETSUNE with Lacquered Scabbard Madsen LMG There are also proofs on

There are also proofs on the outside of the grips

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

5 kilometers greater

so there are knives from various makers that are both maker and RZM marked from this period

- Original lieutenant leather shoulder bars

Original Japanese Edo Period Handmade Tanto Short Sword by KANETSUNE with Lacquered Scabbard Madsen LMG There are also proofs onOriginal 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,