Original 18th Century Edo Period Japanese Wakizashi Short Sword with Handmade Blade and Lacquered Scabbard MG 42 This example was felt to

This example was felt to be the very best we had received and was sold to one of our long time customers and has remained in his collection ever since

The reverse of the blade is etched with the seated king trademark positioned over the firm’s initials

and now looks its best

photographers could ‘write’ information on their negatives that would then appear on their finished prints

all-steel blocks are hard to find today

Original 18th Century Edo Period Japanese Wakizashi Short Sword with Handmade Blade and Lacquered Scabbard MG 42 This example was felt toOriginal 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 Edo period