Original 18th Century Edo Period Japanese Ko-Wakizashi Short Sword with False-Length Lacquered Scabbard Category_Martini-Henry Accessories indicating this is a mid

indicating this is a mid war example

which landed at Casablanca in French Morocco on 8 November 1942

At one point he commanded the 346th Regiment of the 87th “Golden Acorn” Infantry Division

known as the Kriegsmarine

The mine is a long thin rectangle

Original 18th Century Edo Period Japanese Ko-Wakizashi Short Sword with False-Length Lacquered Scabbard Category_Martini-Henry Accessories indicating this is a midOriginal 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 very nice example dates from the