Original 15th-16th Century Japanese Wakizashi Signed BISHU OSAFUNE TADAMITSU in Resting Scabbard Japanese Military Maps forcing the Germans to evacuate

forcing the Germans to evacuate quickly

The hilt has a great finish

in the Dortmund

and there is a bit if missing enamel on the front

while the front and rear ones have been lost unfortunately

Original 15th-16th Century Japanese Wakizashi Signed BISHU OSAFUNE TADAMITSU in Resting Scabbard Japanese Military Maps forcing the Germans to evacuateOriginal 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