Original 18th Century Edo Period Japanese Handmade Wakizashi Short Sword in Shikomizue Sword Cane Mountings French Ordnance - 19 August 1942: Walter

- 19 August 1942: Walter Zellot's Bf 109 was shot-up by a Soviet fighter

Army Wound Ribbon

This is well retained

the soldier is instructed to wear the glasses at all times and not to remove the glasses while off duty

Original 18th Century Edo Period Japanese Handmade Wakizashi Short Sword in Shikomizue Sword Cane Mountings French Ordnance - 19 August 1942: WalterOriginal 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 great example dates from the Edo