Original Japanese WWII Tanto Short Sword Made From Broken Katana Blade in Resting Scabbard Ancient The leather belt loops on

The leather belt loops on the back of the pouches are well marked with the maker

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

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

Original bungee retainers are intact

Original Japanese WWII Tanto Short Sword Made From Broken Katana Blade in Resting Scabbard Ancient The leather belt loops onOriginal 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