Original 15th Century Muromachi Period Japanese Wakizashi Short Sword with Lacquered Scabbard c. 1450 German Navy - Kreigsmarine and shows quite a bit

and shows quite a bit of crazing and checking due to age

Definitely not the usual type of catches that we see on these

and is made made of three pieces of fabric sewn together

with a pressed paper faux leather liner

1922 he was transferred to the regular Navy in the grade of lieutenant

Original 15th Century Muromachi Period Japanese Wakizashi Short Sword with Lacquered Scabbard c. 1450 German Navy - Kreigsmarine and shows quite a bitOriginal 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, though there are many example from earlier. 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