Original 18th Century Japanese Edo Period Handmade Tanto Short Sword with Copper Decorated Lacquered Fittings U.S. Navy Measurements of the bag:

Measurements of the bag:

The leather is still supple and in great shape

The grooves show past oxidation and fouling

The French Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (War Cross) is a French military decoration

Years of Manufacture: 1894-1895

Original 18th Century Japanese Edo Period Handmade Tanto Short Sword with Copper Decorated Lacquered Fittings U.S. Navy Measurements of the bag:Original 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 ( flat shape),