Original 17th Century Edo Period Japanese O-Wakizashi Short Sword with Handmade Blade in Resting Scabbard Category_MG 42 Mounts Machine Gun Ammunition Box (93-24673)

Machine Gun Ammunition Box (93-24673)

Regiment Foot

In the middle right is the co-pilot

with one securing peg present (second is missing but easily replicated

I have the honor to submit herewith a report of the movements of my command on Saturday

Original 17th Century Edo Period Japanese O-Wakizashi Short Sword with Handmade Blade in Resting Scabbard Category_MG 42 Mounts Machine Gun Ammunition Box (93-24673)Original 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