Hon Biwa Tanto Specifications Wood Hon Biwa Weight ~120 g Full length 29 cm Blade length 19

Length: ~280 mm)

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as a poorly fitted Habaki may cause safety issues

The classic assembly of this model is a replica of the swords forged by Kotetsu Nagasone during the Kanbun era

Rindo Kamon Engraving bukibukuro Hon Biwa Tanto Specifications WoodRindo Kamon Engraving Figure Gentiana scabra (Japanese gentian) in Japanese. The gentian was the emblem of the Minamoto clan during the Heian period (794 1185). They actually never used formally as a kamon and when they fought against the Taira during the Gempei War, the Minamoto and their allies would use a plain white banner instead. After Minamoto no Yoritomo founded the Kamakura Shogunate (1185), he decided that the plain white banner would be for