Original 15th - 16th Century Japanese Wakizashi Short Sword with Handmade Blade & Lacquered Scabbard Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia Quality construction bearing replicated maker's

Quality construction bearing replicated maker's markings with WW2 issue date on the interior and "U

but they are totally authentic and at least 65 years old

or shortened post war

Measures approximately 11 12 x 11 1/2 inches

and most muskets with

Original 15th - 16th Century Japanese Wakizashi Short Sword with Handmade Blade & Lacquered Scabbard Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia Quality construction bearing replicated maker'sOriginal 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 wonderful example in