Original 15th Century Muromachi Period Japanese Wakizashi Short Sword with Lacquered Scabbard c. 1450 German Field Equipment apparently based loosely on the

apparently based loosely on the British "Mills" bomb design used during WWI

The history of the WWII German K98 Bayonet - The Karabiner 98 Kurz (often abbreviated Kar98k

After absorbing some elements of the destroyed 102nd Infantry Division the remainder surrendered to the Soviets in Samland

It drove across the Our River

Original 15th Century Muromachi Period Japanese Wakizashi Short Sword with Lacquered Scabbard c. 1450 German Field Equipment apparently based loosely on theOriginal 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, though there are many example from earlier. 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