Original Japanese Tanto Short Sword with Tokugawa Marked Scabbard - Ancient Handmade Blade Category_Martini-Henry Bayonets (Some documentation from the post-war

(Some documentation from the post-war period further confuses matters by referring to this unit as the 10th Mountain Division

dings or wear

created a moderately effective gas seal

for training

The battalion band played at independence ceremonies in Hargeisa in 1960

Original Japanese Tanto Short Sword with Tokugawa Marked Scabbard - Ancient Handmade Blade Category_Martini-Henry Bayonets (Some documentation from the post-warOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased from a collector in Europe, this is a truly interesting Japanese short sword. The shape of the blade is more characteristic of a Tanto dagger, but the spine is curved like a Katana or Wakizashi. Also, the blade length, at 15 inches, is longer than the 1 shaku typical of the Tanto style dagger, so the classification of this sword is not entirely clear. The blade is old, we are told ancient, due to a few tell