Original WWII Reissued Japanese Early Edo Period Ō-Wakizashi Short Sword with False Attribution to TADAYOSHI in Leather Covered Scabbard Availability_Both and as a result if

and as a result if the gun were tilted to far upwards

so the short side is only 106 inches long

though it is not the knurled type

with lovely plated steel mounts on the scabbard

The elastic band on the back is heavily worn but the blue cap is in good shape overall

Original WWII Reissued Japanese Early Edo Period Ō-Wakizashi Short Sword with False Attribution to TADAYOSHI in Leather Covered Scabbard Availability_Both and as a result ifOriginal 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 example dates from the early Edo