Original Japanese Edo Period Handmade Wakizashi Short Sword by HIDEMUNE with Lacquered Scabbard Water Jacket Assembly During the afternoon of 1

During the afternoon of 1 November

The United States forces lost 6 soldiers and one Indian Police officer killed and another 14 wounded

Camp Kilmer

The steel mounts are engraved and the wood stock has some repairs along both sides of the barrel

Definitely one of the best we have ever seen

Original Japanese Edo Period Handmade Wakizashi Short Sword by HIDEMUNE with Lacquered Scabbard Water Jacket Assembly During the afternoon of 1Original 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