Original Japanese Late Edo Period Women's Kaiken Dagger with Lacquered Handle & Scabbard - Handmade Blade German SS wide fuller and a flat

wide fuller and a flat back

The Maynard Carbine was one of a multitude of weapons produced during the U

and most likely produced to order for them

The strap is named in ink pen to the original owner

The grenade body does in fact appear to be an actual Type 91 grenade body with a machined aluminum booster fixed to the bottom by a flathead brass screw

Original Japanese Late Edo Period Women's Kaiken Dagger with Lacquered Handle & Scabbard - Handmade Blade German SS wide fuller and a flatOriginal 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