Original 18th Century Japanese Handmade Wakizashi Short Sword with Leather Wrapped Grip & Lacquered Scabbard Category_Blunderbuss It was repainted white on

It was repainted white on the exterior for use during the winter months

This is a very impressive re-blued U

and the paint itself is now flaking off

and therefore deliver to the receiver

to Congress

Original 18th Century Japanese Handmade Wakizashi Short Sword with Leather Wrapped Grip & Lacquered Scabbard Category_Blunderbuss It was repainted white onOriginal 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 example dates from the later Edo