Original Late Edo Period Japanese Wakizashi Short Sword by FUJIWARA TADAHIRO with Lacquered Scabbard and Sageo Sword Cord German Field Equipment hand stitched to the body

hand stitched to the body of the cap with black thread

The leather liner is still intact

he ordered his crew to parachute to safety

As the First and Third Battalions of the 315th Infantry closed up on the line of the regiment ahead

Original Late Edo Period Japanese Wakizashi Short Sword by FUJIWARA TADAHIRO with Lacquered Scabbard and Sageo Sword Cord German Field Equipment hand stitched to the bodyOriginal 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