Original Edo Period Japanese Wakizashi Short Sword in Resting Scabbard with Crossguard - Handmade Blade German Military Maps It also gives the manufacturer

It also gives the manufacturer and serial number information

This is a very rare and well-used 1st Pattern NSKK Crash Helmet

tied in the Heer fashion

dating from WWII

Original Edo Period Japanese Wakizashi Short Sword in Resting Scabbard with Crossguard - Handmade Blade German Military Maps It also gives the manufacturerOriginal 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 example is estimated to be about