Original Early 17th Century Japanese Wakizashi Short Sword with Handmade Blade, Gold Inlaid Fittings and Scabbard Discount It comes with an original

It comes with an original optical scope mounted to the left side of the receiver

so this tschako definitely did see some use

The blade was definitely sharpened at least once

they destroyed the remaining structure of the wreck in an explosion which shattered windows several miles away in Portsmouth and Gosport

indicating a knife (M7) made by maker Artur Schuttelhofer & Co of Solingen

Original Early 17th Century Japanese Wakizashi Short Sword with Handmade Blade, Gold Inlaid Fittings and Scabbard Discount It comes with an originalOriginal 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 very early