Original Edo Period Japanese Wakizashi Short Sword with Handmade Blade & Scabbard in Bring Home Box Spanish American War with most leaders and instructors

with most leaders and instructors coming from the SS

These launchers are not numbered

this dummy M1 is fitted with a stock that does not have the cross-bolt reinforcement

but it is definitely original

The underside of the guard is marked with rack number 2 3 M / 779

Original Edo Period Japanese Wakizashi Short Sword with Handmade Blade & Scabbard in Bring Home Box Spanish American War with most leaders and instructorsOriginal Item: Only One Available. Wakizashi ( "side inserted companion sword") is a general term for a sword with an edge between one and two shaku long (30 cm and 60 cm), predominantly made after 1600. Generally it is the short blade that accompanies a katana in the traditional samurai daisho pairing of swords, but may be worn by classes other than the samurai as a single blade, also worn edge up as the katana. This example dates from the Edo period