Original 17th Century Early Edo Period Japanese Handmade Ō-Wakizashi Short Sword by MASAUJI with Lacquered Wood Scabbard and Kogatana Knife Restoration Materials - Received an honorable discharge

- Received an honorable discharge (or died prior to being discharged)

The stitching on the body of the box remains tight and unbroken

neck guard apron is also batch number stamped

and that it was impossible to correct the list

and we believe it to be genuine

Original 17th Century Early Edo Period Japanese Handmade Ō-Wakizashi Short Sword by MASAUJI with Lacquered Wood Scabbard and Kogatana Knife Restoration Materials - Received an honorable dischargeOriginal 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 example, which