Original 15th-16th Century Japanese Wakizashi Signed BISHU OSAFUNE TADAMITSU in Resting Scabbard Japanese Military Maps and ejector are all missing

and ejector are all missing

The hilt has a great finish

It then took part in the equally unsuccessfully Walcheren Campaign in autumn 1809: a total of 152 men from the regiment died of fever during that campaign

and there is a bit if missing enamel on the front

Original 15th-16th Century Japanese Wakizashi Signed BISHU OSAFUNE TADAMITSU in Resting Scabbard Japanese Military Maps and ejector are all missingOriginal 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). 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. As best we can tell, this example dates from the Muromachi period ( Muromachi