Original Japanese Edo Period Tanto Short Sword with Handmade Blade, Kogatana & Lacquered Scabbard Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts Murphy and his son David

Murphy and his son David M

with full paint present

The underside of the leather sweatband is marked with the owners name: ROBERT F

for the French Air Service (French: Aéronautique Militaire) as an air gunner

All images are in great condition and still easily discernible

Original Japanese Edo Period Tanto Short Sword with Handmade Blade, Kogatana & Lacquered Scabbard Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts Murphy and his son DavidOriginal 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" shape, which