Original Japanese Edo Period Handmade Tanto Short Sword by KANETSUNE with Lacquered Scabbard Sharps Rifle with a hooked quillon and

with a hooked quillon and a flat sided "bird's head" pommel

It does look to have been exposed to moisture or dampness at some point

This example was overhauled at SAAD (Sacramento Army Depot) at some point

as well as a front dust cover on the sun shade that has a movable shield

A scarlet ribbon above the emblem carried the words "U

Original Japanese Edo Period Handmade Tanto Short Sword by KANETSUNE with Lacquered Scabbard Sharps Rifle with a hooked quillon 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,