Original 15th - 16th Century Japanese Handmade Wakizashi Short Sword by KANEMOTO with Scabbard & Wooden Capture Tag U.S. Grenades with a few sewn on

with a few sewn on

the 511th fought through the Japanese Genko Line from 5–12 February

but after discovering the island was recently evacuated by Japanese forces

The leather tip of the canvas scabbard is worn

Original 15th - 16th Century Japanese Handmade Wakizashi Short Sword by KANEMOTO with Scabbard & Wooden Capture Tag U.S. Grenades with a few sewn onOriginal 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. Here we have a wonderful example in