JAPANESE DAGGER FAN "TANTO". MADE OF A IRON SHEATH LIKE A FOLDED FAN, COMPLETE OF LOOP. REALLY INSIDE THERE IS A DAGGER WITH STEEL BLADE AND WOOD HANDLE. CARVED COPPER LOOP. THIS TYPE WAS USED BY MEN AND WOMEN FOR DEFENSE INTENT. THIS EXEMPLAR IS TYPICALLY FOR MEN. XIX CENTURY. CM. 26 x 2,5.