Original 15th - 16th Century Japanese Handmade Wakizashi Short Sword with Kogatana Knife, Scabbard & Sageo Cord U.S. Military Maps The stock on this example

The stock on this example is in good condition

There is a snap on the scabbard cover which would originally have matched a strap that attaches to the hilt

The terrain for miles around was very flat and there were very few trees on the base

Leather scabbard

Original 15th - 16th Century Japanese Handmade Wakizashi Short Sword with Kogatana Knife, Scabbard & Sageo Cord U.S. Military Maps The stock on this exampleOriginal 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 wonderful example, in