Original Japanese Edo Period O-Tanto Short Sword with Lacquered Scabbard - Handmade Blade Italian Flags As proof of this

As proof of this

They made both arsenal forged and traditional blades

at the age of 83

One used to see these occasionally in the 1950s and never expected to run into one again

This example has been x-rayed to confirm its contents and unique serial number 1516

Original Japanese Edo Period O-Tanto Short Sword with Lacquered Scabbard - Handmade Blade Italian Flags As proof of thisOriginal 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. With a blade 12 1 2" long, it is a bit longer than typical, so these are