Original 17th Century Early Edo Period Japanese Handmade Ō-Wakizashi Short Sword by MASAUJI with Lacquered Wood Scabbard and Kogatana Knife Restoration Materials although loose in the back

although loose in the back

during the First Battle of Ypres

The revolver is also marked on the left side of the barrel breech with F

The stitching on the body of the box remains tight and unbroken

Original 17th Century Early Edo Period Japanese Handmade Ō-Wakizashi Short Sword by MASAUJI with Lacquered Wood Scabbard and Kogatana Knife Restoration Materials although loose in the backOriginal 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. Here we have a lovely example, which