Original 15th Century Japanese Handmade Wakizashi Short Sword by NIOH MASATSUNA with Scabbard & Sageo Antique Percussion Firearms On moving into positions opposite

On moving into positions opposite the Siegfried Line

The only wear appears to be to be runner wear as well as some oxidation near the guard

though it appears to have an old 18th century blade that may very well be from the early 1700s

During this period

General Eisenhower's Armies were facing resistance that varied from almost non-existent to fanatical[3] as they advanced toward Berlin

Original 15th Century Japanese Handmade Wakizashi Short Sword by NIOH MASATSUNA with Scabbard & Sageo Antique Percussion Firearms On moving into positions oppositeOriginal 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. Here we have a wonderful example in