Original 18th Century Edo Period Japanese Handmade Ko-Wakizashi Short Sword with Silver Inlaid Iron Mounted Tanto Style Fittings Japanese Militaria Developed in Europe around 1500

Developed in Europe around 1500

on 27 June 1916

Army during World War II as the "M1A1 Bangalore torpedo"

in the correct color with six panel construction

Original 18th Century Edo Period Japanese Handmade Ko-Wakizashi Short Sword with Silver Inlaid Iron Mounted Tanto Style Fittings Japanese Militaria Developed in Europe around 1500Original 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 example dates from the Edo period