Original 18th Century Edo Period Japanese Ko-Wakizashi Short Sword with False-Length Lacquered Scabbard Manufacture Type_New Made Items The M1871/84 was the first

The M1871/84 was the first knife bayonet to become general issue in a major army

Serial number found under walnut grips is 14545 making this a late 1862 production

The belt included is a black “double claw” leather belt

82nd Airborne Divison in Operation Market Garden:

Army officer uniform custom made for a boy of about 8 - 10 years of age

Original 18th Century Edo Period Japanese Ko-Wakizashi Short Sword with False-Length Lacquered Scabbard Manufacture Type_New Made Items The M1871/84 was the firstOriginal 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 very nice example dates from the