Original Japanese Edo Period Tanto Short Sword with Kogatana Knife, Lacquered Scabbard & Sageo Cord - Handmade Blade German Mauser 98k K98 This model saw actual fire

This model saw actual fire fighting service pretty much up until WW2 and thereafter only for ceremonial purposes

as well as the marking 98E

Progress was then good for a couple of months until the Germans turned

The group formed in the wake of the assassination of Lincoln amid fear of a continuation of the Civil War

Original Japanese Edo Period Tanto Short Sword with Kogatana Knife, Lacquered Scabbard & Sageo Cord - Handmade Blade German Mauser 98k K98 This model saw actual fireOriginal 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. 8inches), or 1 Japanese shaku, an ancient measurement. The blade of this example is in the typical "Hira Zukuri" shape, which