Original 18th Century Edo Period Japanese Handmade Wakizashi Short Sword with Lacquered Scabbard & Sageo Japanese Awards Medals Badges Insignia 1 “Sniper Scope” and was

1 “Sniper Scope” and was later repurposed to be used for the L2A2 Sight Unit Infantry Trilux “SUIT” on the L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle

so the markings that are on the circular wings cannot be read

The impression is dismal while below a caption exhorts the viewer to conserve food to feed the soldier

and the wood behind it is also eroded

Original 18th Century Edo Period Japanese Handmade Wakizashi Short Sword with Lacquered Scabbard & Sageo Japanese Awards Medals Badges Insignia 1 “Sniper Scope” and wasOriginal 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