Inter War 1932 Japanese Tourist Piece Tanto With Ornately Hand Carved Ox Bone Hilt & Scabbard To ‘Roland Haughton, 13 Knives

Inter War 1932 Japanese Tourist Piece Tanto With Ornately Hand Carved Ox Bone Hilt & Scabbard To ‘Roland Haughton, 13 Albert Street, Hyde’ . Sn 18409 - 18409

This is a very good original Japanese Tanto with beautifully deep hand carved Ox Bone Handle & Scabbard. These items were popular with tourists visiting Japan. The Tanto blade has a cutting edge of 140mm with brass habaki and measures 266mm overall. The blade is clean and sharp. Its handle and scabbard made of the bone from the shin of an Ox are ornately hand carved with imagery of Japanese priests or noblemen & village scenery. The scabbard lining has contemporary hand written ink name and date most likely the original purchaser of this piece ‘22/12/32 Roland Haughton 13 Albert St, Hyde’. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 18409

£375.00