Original 17th Century Edo Period Japanese O-Wakizashi Short Sword with Handmade Blade in Resting Scabbard Lewis Gun On the opposite cross guard

On the opposite cross guard is serial number of 119523

Manufactured by Aero Leather in size 36 this wonderful jacket features fantastic original multi-layer leather patches including the 13th Combat Cargo Squadron patch to the chest

The helmet has a simple leather chin strap

which we have not had the opportunity to translate

Original 17th Century Edo Period Japanese O-Wakizashi Short Sword with Handmade Blade in Resting Scabbard Lewis Gun On the opposite cross guardOriginal 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