Original 17th Century Japanese Wakizashi Sword with Handmade Blade by SUKESADA Circa 1650-1680 German Badges & Signs This same feature

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The three upper suspension bands are joined together with a shoestring

The German Customs also wore bayonets with clamshells

What makes this offering really special is that it comes with a very hard to find original leather holster

The HJ insignia is present

Original 17th Century Japanese Wakizashi Sword with Handmade Blade by SUKESADA Circa 1650-1680 German Badges & Signs This same featureOriginal 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), 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 has most likely been remounted several