Original Edo Period Japanese Wakizashi Short Sword with Handmade Blade & Scabbard in Bring Home Box Cannons this time in preparation for

this time in preparation for the invasion of Southern France

and is marked on the spine of the grip with SERIAL No 314552

these were added a  long ago and we do not doubt that they are period applied

indicating light use

A very nice WWII Unissued Watch case with a Type A-8 Stopwatch

Original Edo Period Japanese Wakizashi Short Sword with Handmade Blade & Scabbard in Bring Home Box Cannons this time in preparation forOriginal 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