Original 18th Century Edo Period Japanese Handmade Ō-Wakizashi Short Sword with Decorative Lacquered Scabbard and Kogatana Knife MG 13 Markings: 8799 c

Markings: 8799 c

though it does show some past wood worm damage on the butt stock

The Greyback is now a prized collector's item

on account of sickness

travelling some 2

Original 18th Century Edo Period Japanese Handmade Ō-Wakizashi Short Sword with Decorative Lacquered Scabbard and Kogatana Knife MG 13 Markings: 8799 cOriginal 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 acquired at a