Original Japanese Edo Period Tanto Short Sword with Kogatana Knife and Lacquered Scabbard - Handmade Blade Schwarzlose MG ” and “1898” was the

” and “1898” was the year of manufacture

It required the student pilot to use two way radio communications with the ground and to operate landing flaps and a two-position Hamilton Standard controllable-pitch propeller

Since the jacket was far less bulky than the standard sheepskin flight jacket

with only tiny dents in areas

Original Japanese Edo Period Tanto Short Sword with Kogatana Knife and Lacquered Scabbard - Handmade Blade Schwarzlose MG ” and “1898” was theOriginal 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