Original Japanese Late Edo Period Women's Kaiken Dagger with Lacquered Handle & Scabbard - Handmade Blade Japanese Guns & Ordnance General LeMay had analyzed the

General LeMay had analyzed the structure of the Japanese economy

He fought in the trenches of the Great War was wounded twice and sent to hospital

The securing strap is intact

There often is a Luftschutz label under these markings

Original Japanese Late Edo Period Women's Kaiken Dagger with Lacquered Handle & Scabbard - Handmade Blade Japanese Guns & Ordnance General LeMay had analyzed theOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased at a recent military show, this is a very nice Japanese Kaiken (), which translates to "pocket sword". Very similar to the Tanto ( short sword), these were often worn by women, and were used strictly for combat and self defense purposes. Typically measuring 2025 cm (810 in) long with a single edged blade, these were usually housed in a plain mount with minimal ornamental fittings. These were once carried by