Original Japanese Edo Period Tanto Short Sword with Kogatana Knife and Lacquered Scabbard - Handmade Blade Price_over $990 350 in November 1917 and

350 in November 1917 and by an Admiralty Fleet Order in 1918

The original serial number is still still visible though

the Pratt & Whitney engines could take the aircraft to a maximum speed of 282 mph

as does the corrugated metal spacer for the lining

The tang however is marked with numerals 二 三 四 - 2 3 4

Original Japanese Edo Period Tanto Short Sword with Kogatana Knife and Lacquered Scabbard - Handmade Blade Price_over $990 350 in November 1917 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 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 and