Original Japanese Edo Period O-Tanto Short Sword with Lacquered Scabbard - Handmade Blade Italian Flags and were universally manufactured from

and were universally manufactured from plastic (or by special order and for generals - patent kid leather) instead of the painted cardboard/fiberboard used from 1917 into the 1970's

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

all in Special Select condition

Its current organization includes two brigade combat teams

Original Japanese Edo Period O-Tanto Short Sword with Lacquered Scabbard - Handmade Blade Italian Flags and were universally manufactured fromOriginal 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