Original 15th Century Muromachi Period Japanese Yoroi-Doshi Armor-Piercing Tanto by Sadamitsu (1394-1457) Category_MG 42 Accessories worn by pilots and non-pilots

worn by pilots and non-pilots alike

but the rest of the date we are very certain of

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

though there is some cracking around the swivel areas

Here they fought some heavy battles in the Hurtgen Forest

Original 15th Century Muromachi Period Japanese Yoroi-Doshi Armor-Piercing Tanto by Sadamitsu (1394-1457) Category_MG 42 Accessories worn by pilots and non-pilotsOriginal 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