Bidspirit auction | 19th C. Meiji Era Japanese

19th C. Meiji Era Japanese Tanto Dagger in Fine Carved - 19th C. Meiji Era Japanese Tanto Dagger in Fine Carved Bone Mounts. An earlier example with much better quality of carving than most encountered daggers of this type, depicting village scenes and people with fine and intricate details. Mounted with a decent single edged blade having false edge tip area, fully capable of delivering serious thrusting blows. Overall length: 15” Blade length: 9”.