Original Japanese 17th Century Wakizashi Short Sword by SUKEHIRO in Marked Resting Scabbard with Sword Bag DVD The shell is really in

The shell is really in choice condition

All straps are present and in good working condition

Assigned 96BS/2BG Navarin 17/4/43

Serial # AF-44-8964 indicates year of manufacture as 1944

who were being held in increasingly worse conditions

Original Japanese 17th Century Wakizashi Short Sword by SUKEHIRO in Marked Resting Scabbard with Sword Bag DVD The shell is really inOriginal Item: Only One Available. Wakizashi ( ""side inserted companion sword") is a general term for a sword 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 is in excellent condition, and comes