Original 17th Century Japanese Naginata Polearm Blade by SUKECHIKA in Resting Handle with Red Textured Scabbard U.S. Artillery the members of the WAAC

the members of the WAAC were not

There is some cracking visible on the side

This is a metal replica non-firing prop gun manufactured by the Japanese company MGC (ModelGuns Corporation) in the early 1980s

Found at a New Jersey Garage Sale

to SS Division Wiking in January 1941

Original 17th Century Japanese Naginata Polearm Blade by SUKECHIKA in Resting Handle with Red Textured Scabbard U.S. Artillery the members of the WAACOriginal Item: Only One Available. The naginata (, ) is a pole weapon and one of several varieties of traditionally made Japanese blades (nihont). Naginata were originally used by the samurai class of feudal Japan, as well as by ashigaru (foot soldiers) and shei (warrior monks). The naginata is the iconic weapon of the onna bugeisha, a type of female warrior belonging to the Japanese nobility. Naginata for fighting men and warrior monks were naginata.