Original Japanese Late Edo Period Women's Kaiken Dagger with Lacquered Handle & Scabbard - Handmade Blade Japanese Guns & Ordnance Some of these pockets are

Some of these pockets are double layered

There often is a Luftschutz label under these markings

He fought in the trenches of the Great War was wounded twice and sent to hospital

fitted on the jacket with early style clutches

Original Japanese Late Edo Period Women's Kaiken Dagger with Lacquered Handle & Scabbard - Handmade Blade Japanese Guns & Ordnance Some of these pockets areOriginal 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