Bidspirit auction | Unusual MeiJi era Japanese TANTO

Unusual MeiJi era Japanese TANTO Dagger for European - Unusual MeiJi era Japanese TANTO Dagger for European Trade. With its carved ox-bone hilt and simulated Kozuka handle, bull horn Kashira. Housed in a very nicely lacquered wooden scabbard. Blade with heavy surface oxidation and wide straight Hamon line. A slightly different dagger from most encountered examples of this type.