Original 15th Century Japanese Wakizashi Sword by HIDEKAGE dated 1450 with Signed Kogatana Knife Chinese Militaria Only the bipod is reproduction

Only the bipod is reproduction

This is an excellent example of an extremely rare NB

In the center of the right hand side the engraving includes a reference to GRENADIERS atop what appears to be a Regimental Coat of Arms with a "Flaming Bomb"

George Randall

DeViney landed at Normandy aboard one of the very pontoon barges that he helped to build in England and very nearly became one of the tens of thousands of fatalities during the invasion

Original 15th Century Japanese Wakizashi Sword by HIDEKAGE dated 1450 with Signed Kogatana Knife Chinese Militaria Only the bipod is reproductionOriginal Item: One of a kind. Wakizashi ( "companion sword" or "side inserted sword") is a general term for a sword between one and two shaku long (30 cm and 60 cm), predominantly made after 1600. However, blades of all lengths were made for centuries, and classified later. 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