Original 15th Century Japanese Wakizashi Sword by HIDEKAGE dated 1450 with Signed Kogatana Knife Chinese Militaria and chinscales were worn

and chinscales were worn

" The company was a major manufacturer of edged weapons and tools from the end of the 19th century up until the WWII period

Merz-Werke

Only the bipod is reproduction

In the center of the right hand side the engraving includes a reference to GRENADIERS atop what appears to be a Regimental Coat of Arms with a "Flaming Bomb"

Original 15th Century Japanese Wakizashi Sword by HIDEKAGE dated 1450 with Signed Kogatana Knife Chinese Militaria and chinscales were wornOriginal Item: One of a kind. Wakizashi ( "companion sword" or "side inserted sword") is a general term for a sword between one and two shaku long (30 cm and 60 cm), predominantly made after 1600. However, blades of all lengths were made for centuries, and classified later. 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