Original 15th Century Muromachi Period Japanese Yoroi-Doshi Armor-Piercing Tanto by Sadamitsu (1394-1457) Category_MG 42 Accessories 52-70 caliber metallic cartridge ammunition

52-70 caliber metallic cartridge ammunition in the years following the Civil War

balls had a muzzle velocity of about 900 feet per second (274 meters/second)

Kirschbaum & Co is a famous manufacturer of military swords and cutlery in Solingen

Following the North African campaign

Original 15th Century Muromachi Period Japanese Yoroi-Doshi Armor-Piercing Tanto by Sadamitsu (1394-1457) Category_MG 42 Accessories 52-70 caliber metallic cartridge ammunitionOriginal Item: One of a kind. Purchased recently directly from a private collector, this is an excellent example of a Japanese Armor Piercing Tanto short sword, with a fully researched blade from the Muromachi period ( Muromachi jidai) of 1336 to 1573. This is part of the period of Japanese swordmaking known as Kot ("old swords"), the the type of swords that later smiths treated as the goal they needed to achieve. It comes complete with some lovely