Original Edo Period WWII Reissued Japanese Wakizashi Sword with Handmade Blade and Leather Covered Scabbard Spanish American War Years of Manufacture: 1874 -

Years of Manufacture: 1874 - 1853 - Refitted c

The blade has been sharpened several times

in lovely condition already 120 years old

Photos in China include armed conflict

Original Edo Period WWII Reissued Japanese Wakizashi Sword with Handmade Blade and Leather Covered Scabbard Spanish American War Years of Manufacture: 1874 -Original Item: Only One Available. Wakizashi ( "side inserted companion sword") is a general term for a sword 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 example dates from the Edo period (, Edo