Original WWII Japanese Wakizashi Short Sword with Handmade Blade in Resting Scabbard - Post War USGI Bring Back MG 34 Feed Assembly Serial number 7698 / b

Serial number 7698 / b is marked on almost every part of the rifle

The side of the spout is marked with the maker and contract date:

and has a massive very heavy octagonal barrel with seven groove rifling

The carriage was a relatively standard split-trail design with box legs

Original WWII Japanese Wakizashi Short Sword with Handmade Blade in Resting Scabbard - Post War USGI Bring Back MG 34 Feed Assembly Serial number 7698 / bOriginal 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 Pre WWII