Original Japanese WWII Tanto Short Sword Made From Broken Katana Blade in Resting Scabbard Martini-Henry Accessories The marlinspike has a Luftwaffe

The marlinspike has a Luftwaffe "Weimar" style Eagle inspection marking

Measure 24 ½” x 31 ½” x 13 ¾” when closed

The lock is definitely locally made

Always extremely rare and hard to find

and it has been adjusted to fit

Original Japanese WWII Tanto Short Sword Made From Broken Katana Blade in Resting Scabbard Martini-Henry Accessories The marlinspike has a LuftwaffeOriginal 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