Original Japanese Late Edo Period Women's Kaiken Dagger with Lacquered Handle & Scabbard - Handmade Blade German SS MG 42 and the post

MG 42 and the post war Yugoslavian MG 53

Constructed of pasteboard with marbelized pattern paper covering the exterior

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

The strap is named in ink pen to the original owner

which is marked on the side with the maker mark “T”

Original Japanese Late Edo Period Women's Kaiken Dagger with Lacquered Handle & Scabbard - Handmade Blade German SS MG 42 and the postOriginal 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