Original Japanese Edo Period Handmade Tanto Short Sword by HIDECHIKA with Black Lacquered Fittings German Navy - Kreigsmarine After looking at sites in

After looking at sites in Dallas

This example is made of a non-metallic alloy

two vent holes and six rivets

mostly worn away but leaving the brass mounting underneath

It also has H / 30 on the butt plate tang

Original Japanese Edo Period Handmade Tanto Short Sword by HIDECHIKA with Black Lacquered Fittings German Navy - Kreigsmarine After looking at sites inOriginal 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),