Original Japanese Late Edo Period Handmade Women's Kaiken Dagger by NAOKATSU dated 1859 Snider Rifle Parts This has all original paint

This has all original paint

the interior still has the original Vietnamese maker label

with a few traces of past pitting

later replaced by a version with reinforcement ribs stamped into the sides

is the very handsome silver-frosted wappen in the form of a bandeau that proclaims “Mitt Gott Für König und Vaterland” (With God for King and Fatherland)

Original Japanese Late Edo Period Handmade Women's Kaiken Dagger by NAOKATSU dated 1859 Snider Rifle Parts This has all original paintOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased at a recent military show, this is a wonderful 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