Original Edo Period WWII Reissued Japanese Wakizashi Sword with Handmade Blade and Leather Covered Scabbard Spanish American War Co-pilot (0764885)

Co-pilot (0764885)

Years of Manufacture: 1874 - 1853 - Refitted c

The blade has been sharpened several times

What is clear is that the earliest purchases from SH&C were made in early June of 1861

Original Edo Period WWII Reissued Japanese Wakizashi Sword with Handmade Blade and Leather Covered Scabbard Spanish American War Co-pilot (0764885)Original Item: Only One Available. Wakizashi ( "side inserted companion sword") is a general term for a sword 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 Edo period (, Edo