Original 14th-15th Century Japanese Wakizashi Short Sword Signed HIROMITSU in Resting Scabbard Russian Documents Books The pin and catch are

The pin and catch are missing and a previous owner decided to put a small nail through it

24 in) with a weight of approximately700 grams

This is a welcomed addition to any aspect of your WW2 collection

ball-bearing works at Berlin

horse racing was encouraged in the Wehrmacht

Original 14th-15th Century Japanese Wakizashi Short Sword Signed HIROMITSU in Resting Scabbard Russian Documents Books The pin and catch areOriginal Item: Only One Available. Wakizashi ( "side inserted companion sword") is a general term for a sword between one and two shaku long (30 cm and 60 cm). 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. As best we can tell, this example dates from the Muromachi period ( Muromachi