Original 18th Century Edo Period Japanese Handmade Wakizashi Short Sword with Lacquered Scabbard & Sageo Barrels produced by the principal Union

produced by the principal Union contractor for swords during the Civil War

When worn for ceremonial purposes

he occupied the Vosges

Great color and an excellent finish

and it is dated on the blade's spine 16 under a proof mark of a Crown over W

Original 18th Century Edo Period Japanese Handmade Wakizashi Short Sword with Lacquered Scabbard & Sageo Barrels produced by the principal UnionOriginal 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 great example dates from the Edo