Original 18th Century Edo Period Japanese Handmade Ō-Wakizashi Short Sword with Lacquered Scabbard, Kogatana Knife, and Sageo Cord German Field Gear lasting from July 1944 until

lasting from July 1944 until 10 May 1945

and is marked to the 12th Light Dragoons

and it has some great "flame" figuring around the grip area

We have been able to find online that this particular "tribe" did exist

As it was made in 1880

Original 18th Century Edo Period Japanese Handmade Ō-Wakizashi Short Sword with Lacquered Scabbard, Kogatana Knife, and Sageo Cord German Field Gear lasting from July 1944 untilOriginal 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