Original 18th Century Edo Period Japanese Handmade Ō-Wakizashi Short Sword with Decorative Lacquered Scabbard German Army Heer and all four of the

and all four of the original retaining screws are present

LEISTUNGSWETTKAMPF 1938

Nice to see even our wartime idols cared about the GIs

The lands are a bit rounded

The back shows it was made in Paris

Original 18th Century Edo Period Japanese Handmade Ō-Wakizashi Short Sword with Decorative Lacquered Scabbard German Army Heer and all four of theOriginal 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 great example acquired at a