Original 15th-16th Century Japanese Wakizashi Signed BISHU OSAFUNE SUKESADA in Resting Scabbard Fusee Spring & Cover The mid war galvanized steel

The mid war galvanized steel liner band is size marked 64 n

which was originally "blacked"

The five-round clips were stacked lying flat above the receiver

which is why this model 1884 does not have the rod bayonet nor the simplified trigger guard

Original 15th-16th Century Japanese Wakizashi Signed BISHU OSAFUNE SUKESADA in Resting Scabbard Fusee Spring & Cover The mid war galvanized steelOriginal Item: Only One Available. Wakizashi ( "side inserted companion sword") is a general term for a sword between one and two shaku long (30 cm and 60 cm). 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. As best we can tell, this example dates from the Muromachi period ( Muromachi