Original 18th Century Edo Period Japanese Handmade Ō-Wakizashi Short Sword with Textured Lacquer Scabbard Stocks These were reinforced a couple

These were reinforced a couple of weeks later

The condition of both the coat and trousers are very good with minor moth nips present

The 66th ID

Blade Style: Cruciform Socket

American military secrecy blocked any local reporting on what was actually occurring at bases such as Kadena Air Base

Original 18th Century Edo Period Japanese Handmade Ō-Wakizashi Short Sword with Textured Lacquer Scabbard Stocks These were reinforced a coupleOriginal 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. This great example dates from the Edo