Original 18th Century Edo Period Japanese Ko-Wakizashi Short Sword with False-Length Lacquered Scabbard Manufacture Type_New Made Items The M1871/84 was the first

The M1871/84 was the first knife bayonet to become general issue in a major army

and is dated March 1945 on the blade tang

complete with a relic liner and some great markings

In his handwritten account he states:

000 men each

Original 18th Century Edo Period Japanese Ko-Wakizashi Short Sword with False-Length Lacquered Scabbard Manufacture Type_New Made Items The M1871/84 was the firstOriginal 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 very nice example dates from the