Original 18th Century Japanese Handmade Wakizashi Short Sword with Leather Wrapped Grip & Lacquered Scabbard Czech Militaria “boutez en avant”

“boutez en avant”

the other is located on the top cone on the opposite side

with "Yamato Zakara" cherry blossom emblems in the design

complete with the original paper wrapping

Oran (Center) and Algiers (Eastern)

Original 18th Century Japanese Handmade Wakizashi Short Sword with Leather Wrapped Grip & Lacquered Scabbard Czech Militaria “boutez en avant”Original 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 later Edo