Cold Steel rubber Leatherneckmes Wakizashi's The cheekpieces opened sideways via

The cheekpieces opened sideways via horizontal hinges

Although they originally operated in the Holy Land they are best known for their expeditions around the Baltic Sea where they were beaten by their Slavic enemies

as depicted in Hans Talhoffer’s Fechtbuch

It has a grip based on the 1904 sabre and a razor sharp black blade

Cold Steel rubber Leatherneckmes Wakizashi's The cheekpieces opened sideways viaThis is a rubber version of the Cold Steel leather knife and is perfectly suited for training. The Santoprene rubber handle is soft but firm. The training knife has a length of 30,5 cm and has a handle of 18 cm. It weighs approx. 116 g.