Original 18th Century Edo Period Japanese Handmade Ō-Wakizashi Short Sword in Shikomizue Sword Cane Mountings MP 34 British / Forces were now

British / Forces were now engaged in the Battle of Britain

like most from the WWI period

The messkit handle is marked with 111 FA for the 111st Field Artillery

Another factor was that not all stoppages could be corrected by charging (cocking) the guns

Original 18th Century Edo Period Japanese Handmade Ō-Wakizashi Short Sword in Shikomizue Sword Cane Mountings MP 34 British / Forces were nowOriginal 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 very nice example dates from the