Original Late Edo Period Japanese Wakizashi Short Sword by FUJIWARA TADAHIRO with Lacquered Scabbard and Sageo Sword Cord German Field Equipment The brass furniture is of

The brass furniture is of the simplified design best remembered on percussion muskets that of course this musket is the immediate fore runner of

and was not repainted during the war

hand stitched to the body of the cap with black thread

he ordered his crew to parachute to safety

Original Late Edo Period Japanese Wakizashi Short Sword by FUJIWARA TADAHIRO with Lacquered Scabbard and Sageo Sword Cord German Field Equipment The brass furniture is ofOriginal 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