Japan - 18th century - IJA WW2 Kamikaze piloot kaiken met "horimono" - tanto - Dagger
Rare IJA WW II kamikaze pilot tanto (kaiken) . The blade was forged in Edo period, "mumei", " hira-zukuri" shape with a beautiful horimono . The blade has WW2 Polish ", shows fine scratches and blemishes. Length "nagasa": 18 cm, "motogasane": 5 mm, "motohaba" : 2. 4 cm. The blade is not curved, it has no chips or nicks and the cutting edge is sharp. Total length in koshirae: 30 cm. Will be shipped by insured mail (except to Russia and China) . I have added many photos of the item, so please make your own assessment based on the photos. The sword stand is not a part of the lot.
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Rare IJA WW II kamikaze pilot tanto (kaiken) . The blade was forged in Edo period, "mumei", " hira-zukuri" shape with a beautiful horimono . The blade has WW2 Polish ", shows fine scratches and blemishes. Length "nagasa": 18 cm, "motogasane": 5 mm, "motohaba" : 2. 4 cm. The blade is not curved, it has no chips or nicks and the cutting edge is sharp. Total length in koshirae: 30 cm. Will be shipped by insured mail (except to Russia and China) . I have added many photos of the item, so please make your own assessment based on the photos. The sword stand is not a part of the lot.
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