Original 18th Century Edo Period Japanese Wakizashi Short Sword with Handmade Blade and Lacquered Scabbard Empire Edged Weapons The poster was issued in

The poster was issued in two versions

The War Merit Cross 1st Class was a pin-backed medal worn on the pocket of the tunic (like the Iron Cross 1st Class)

The instrument has a Nickel Silver plaque on the bell reading:

this revolver must have had a marking put on it mistakenly

Original 18th Century Edo Period Japanese Wakizashi Short Sword with Handmade Blade and Lacquered Scabbard Empire Edged Weapons The poster was issued inOriginal 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