Description
shoulder epaulets and a fantastic label in the neck
carrying out 330 between May 1943 and 15 May 1945
Original Item: IMA offered these for sale some twenty years ago having purchased them in South Africa
The rear shows a faint maker marking
The tack welds on the front seam are large ovals
Original 18th Century Edo Period Japanese Handmade Wakizashi Short Sword with Lacquered Scabbard & Sageo IMA Merchandise shoulder epaulets and a fantasticOriginal 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