Original Edo Period Japanese Ko-Wakizashi Short Sword with Wide Blade, Decorative Lacquered Scabbard and Sageo Sword Cord Category_Flintlock Pistols It measures 8

It measures 8

so we believe that it is a unit marking for the "Land Police" in Kassel

the emblem of the old Scottish Royal Family

along with the contract date

The skull measures 37mm x 30mm

Original Edo Period Japanese Ko-Wakizashi Short Sword with Wide Blade, Decorative Lacquered Scabbard and Sageo Sword Cord Category_Flintlock Pistols It measures 8Original 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 interesting example dates from