Original 18th Century Edo Period Japanese Handmade Heavy Blade Ō-Wakizashi Short Sword with Textured Scabbard & Sageo Cord German SS von Pfuel was the Chairman

von Pfuel was the Chairman of the Central Committee of the German National Red Cross during World War I

and even a shoulder board

There are also some scuffs and other scratches from service

The metal plate on the scabbard is stamped EARL WITT with E WITT stamped into the leather on the belt loop

There are multiple period fabric repairs

Original 18th Century Edo Period Japanese Handmade Heavy Blade Ō-Wakizashi Short Sword with Textured Scabbard & Sageo Cord German SS von Pfuel was the ChairmanOriginal 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 great example dates from the Edo