Original Japanese Edo Period Tanto Short Sword with Kogatana Knife and Lacquered Scabbard - Handmade Blade German Awards Medals Badges Insignia is followed by a teen-age

is followed by a teen-age boy carrying scrap metal and rubber

1940 (Heft 9)

The cover does show wear and staining

This particular lighter has four vertical bars on the left and three more on the right of the ZIPPO logo meaning it was manufactured in 1967

and we do not know how complete it the book is

Original Japanese Edo Period Tanto Short Sword with Kogatana Knife and Lacquered Scabbard - Handmade Blade German Awards Medals Badges Insignia is followed by a teen-ageOriginal 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. It comes as a complete set with lacquered decorative scabbard and