Original 17th Century Edo Period Japanese O-Wakizashi Short Sword with Handmade Blade in Resting Scabbard Martini-Henry Rifle F- 129 INFT

F- 129 INFT

It was designed to be used in the light machine gun role

bound around the edge with 1/4" black silk binding

which was re-designated VZ24(t)

It is fitted with a standard WWII Issue M3 scabbard

Original 17th Century Edo Period Japanese O-Wakizashi Short Sword with Handmade Blade in Resting Scabbard Martini-Henry Rifle F- 129 INFTOriginal 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