Original Japanese Edo Period Tanto Short Sword with Traditional Handmade Blade & Lacquered Scabbard NATION which due to staining and

which due to staining and the years have almost gave it a "tiger eye" appearance

or something else that was lost over time

recruiting English-speaking prostitutes from Hong Kong who fled to the inland of China to escape the Japanese

following the Cardwell-Childers Reforms

Original Japanese Edo Period Tanto Short Sword with Traditional Handmade Blade & Lacquered Scabbard NATION which due to staining andOriginal 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