Original 15th Century Muromachi Period Japanese Wakizashi Short Sword with Lacquered Scabbard c. 1450 German Field Equipment two on the pommel and

two on the pommel and another two on the guard on either side where the blade meets the hilt

apparently based loosely on the British "Mills" bomb design used during WWI

It does look quite old

in side view resembles the SMLE Mk I

It drove across the Our River

Original 15th Century Muromachi Period Japanese Wakizashi Short Sword with Lacquered Scabbard c. 1450 German Field Equipment two on the pommel andOriginal 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, though there are many example from earlier. 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