Original Japanese Tanto Short Sword with Kogatana Knife and Kogai in Sword Bag - Ancient Handmade Blade Japanese Helmets There are stains and the

There are stains and the blade does show evidence of use

The early landings

Imagine an English country house auction sale where everything is "on the block"

This sword is lost

The big buyer

Original Japanese Tanto Short Sword with Kogatana Knife and Kogai in Sword Bag - Ancient Handmade Blade Japanese Helmets There are stains and theOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased from a collector in Europe, this is a truly beautiful 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 is in the typical "Hira Zukuri" shape, which means it is a blade without a shinogi, or ridge typical of longer blades. It comes as a complete set with lacquered decorative scabbard,