Original 17th Century Early Edo Period Japanese Handmade Ō-Wakizashi Short Sword by NOBUSADA in Late Edo Fittings with Scabbard U.S. Ordnance which was officially designed for

which was officially designed for the M1917 Enfield Bayonet

The original purpose was to provide a relatively comfortable and inexpensive alternative to the stiff and elaborate full-dress uniforms then worn by officers for evening social functions such as regimental dinners or balls

Complete with all steel scabbard

and sometimes hard to hit

Original 17th Century Early Edo Period Japanese Handmade Ō-Wakizashi Short Sword by NOBUSADA in Late Edo Fittings with Scabbard U.S. Ordnance which was officially designed forOriginal 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 service used