Japan, Imperial. A Wakizashi with Scabbard Hold 13763 Private Peter George MacDonald

13763 Private Peter George MacDonald

Night Sister

with her ill husband Colin

Gerda Warnstedt

(Reichsarbeitsdienst Gehänge für Offiziersdolch)

Japan, Imperial. A Wakizashi with Scabbard Hold 13763 Private Peter George MacDonaldAn wakizashi, measuring 64. 5 cm in total length including the tang, with a blade length of 50. 0 cm from the tip to the hamachi (notch of sharp edge). The blade features a very sharp kissaki (point) with gentle sori (curvature) and sharp ha (cutting edge) with very minor scratches and imperfections throughout the blade. The short tang bears two mekugi anas (rivet holes), and is unsigned. The two thin seppas (washers) sit between the throat of the