Original 18th Century Japanese Edo Period Handmade Tanto Short Sword with Copper Decorated Lacquered Fittings Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Edmund

commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Edmund Charles Beard

The medal comes with its original ribbon

The knife is wired to the board

in sets with cups

It comes in a lovely tooled leather scabbard

Original 18th Century Japanese Edo Period Handmade Tanto Short Sword with Copper Decorated Lacquered Fittings Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly commanded by Lieutenant Colonel EdmundOriginal 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),