Aizu-Han
Edward and Henry Schnell also served the Aizu domain as a military instructor and procurer of weapons. Edward was granted the Japanese name Hiramatsu Buhei (平松武兵衛?), which inverted the characters of the daimyo's name Matsudaira (松平?). Hiramatsu (Schnell) was given the right to wear swords, as well as a residence in the castle town of Wakamatsu, a Japanese wife (the daughter of a Shōnai-han retainer), and retainers. In many contemporary references, he is portrayed as wearing a Japanese kimono, overcoat, and swords, with Western riding trousers and boots.
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