Original Japanese Tanto Short Sword with Tokugawa Marked Scabbard - Ancient Handmade Blade Original Machine Guns As a result of these

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Expressly developed for Jungle warfare against the Japanese

Substantial quality leather construction and possibly the only supply of these we will ever have as NATO has ordered these weapons destroyed

ornate gilt stirrup style guard and a camel's head pommel

Original Japanese Tanto Short Sword with Tokugawa Marked Scabbard - Ancient Handmade Blade Original Machine Guns As a result of theseOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased from a collector in Europe, this is a truly interesting Japanese short sword. The shape of the blade is more characteristic of a Tanto dagger, but the spine is curved like a Katana or Wakizashi. Also, the blade length, at 15 inches, is longer than the 1 shaku typical of the Tanto style dagger, so the classification of this sword is not entirely clear. The blade is old, we are told ancient, due to a few tell