Original Japanese Edo Period O-Tanto Short Sword with Lacquered Scabbard - Handmade Blade Italian Flags B-26s and all that) boarded

B-26s and all that) boarded the boat

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

at the age of 83

This is a United States Navy Helicopter Flight Helmet type SPH-4 made by Gentex

Original Japanese Edo Period O-Tanto Short Sword with Lacquered Scabbard - Handmade Blade Italian Flags B-26s and all that) boardedOriginal 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