Original 17th Century Japanese Wakizashi Sword with Handmade Blade by SUKESADA Circa 1650-1680 U.S. Machine Guns joining the 1st Division

joining the 1st Division

Twenty-Nineth Bomb Group (H)

1) Original Dog Tags that read  W G Kuehner 16022141 with next of kin located in Marinette

but overall is still in excellent condition and does no show any major wear or damage

Overall length of the Sword is 40"

Original 17th Century Japanese Wakizashi Sword with Handmade Blade by SUKESADA Circa 1650-1680 U.S. Machine Guns joining the 1st DivisionOriginal Item: Only One Available. Wakizashi ( "side inserted companion sword") is a general term for a sword 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 has most likely been remounted several