Description
This looks to be an early example made
The leather is still supple with some areas of cracking or damage but nothing major and the coat is overall totally solid
This came from the collection of a seasoned Airborne collector
Leather is sadly not as resilient as wood and steel
during July 1943
Original 18th Century Edo Period Japanese Handmade Ō-Wakizashi Short Sword with Textured Lacquer Scabbard & Sageo Sword Cord U.S. Grenades This looks to be anOriginal 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