Original 17th Century Early Edo Period Japanese Handmade Ō-Wakizashi Short Sword by NOBUSADA in Late Edo Fittings with Scabbard Russian Maxim 1910 which we assume is a

which we assume is a size marking

1959 Department of the Army Field Fortification Manual

Photo measures approximately 3

Assmann & Söhne of Lüdenscheid

Original 17th Century Early Edo Period Japanese Handmade Ō-Wakizashi Short Sword by NOBUSADA in Late Edo Fittings with Scabbard Russian Maxim 1910 which we assume is aOriginal 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 service used