Tanto or Mijikai Katana (dagger)

The limits for the dagger are 1 shaku 3 sun to 1 shaku 5 sun (roughly 1' 3.5" to 1' 6" English). This weapon is single edged and has a small wrought iron tsuba (guard) and a short tsuka (handle) having a length equal to about the width of the hand. It is put between the belt and the yurugi-ito (cords connecting the dou to the kusazuri) and tied there by twisting the sageo around the scabbard of the tanto. The sageo is always of silk cord.