Original 16th Century Muromachi Period Japanese Handmade Ō-Wakizashi Short Sword by TOMOTSUGU with Kogatana Knife and Scabbard One-of-a-Kind stamped on the front

stamped on the front

and has a clear plastic cover

The ghost of a Waffen amt marking can still be easily seen on the inside of the sling

The reverse ricasso is etched with a double circle with RZM logo in the middle over M7 / 37

and the Wasserzollbeamte (Water Customs Officials)

Original 16th Century Muromachi Period Japanese Handmade Ō-Wakizashi Short Sword by TOMOTSUGU with Kogatana Knife and Scabbard One-of-a-Kind stamped on the frontOriginal 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