Original 18th Century Edo Period Japanese Wakizashi Short Sword with Handmade Blade and Lacquered Scabbard Empire Edged Weapons The War Merit Cross 1st

The War Merit Cross 1st Class was a pin-backed medal worn on the pocket of the tunic (like the Iron Cross 1st Class)

The following excerpt is from the book Military Pyrotechnics: The History and Development of Military Pyrotechnics

This steel transit chest is offered in very good solid clean condition

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The instrument has a Nickel Silver plaque on the bell reading:

Original 18th Century Edo Period Japanese Wakizashi Short Sword with Handmade Blade and Lacquered Scabbard Empire Edged Weapons The War Merit Cross 1stOriginal 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 dates from the Edo period