Original Japanese WWII Tanto Short Sword Made From Broken Katana Blade in Resting Scabbard Ancient this was often overpainted in

this was often overpainted in a desert tan color which has a tendency to rub off

Another Variation of the mask was introduced

with just light storage wear

and the user needs to manually extract spent casings with an ejector rod

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Original Japanese WWII Tanto Short Sword Made From Broken Katana Blade in Resting Scabbard Ancient this was often overpainted inOriginal 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. This example looks to have been made using a broken blade from a WWII