Original Edo Period Japanese Wakizashi Short Sword with Handmade Blade & Scabbard in Bring Home Box Spanish American War this dummy M1 is fitted

this dummy M1 is fitted with a stock that does not have the cross-bolt reinforcement

The underside of the guard is marked with rack number 2 3 M / 779

It has mahogany grips and a painted wood secondary handle

These launchers are not numbered

Original Edo Period Japanese Wakizashi Short Sword with Handmade Blade & Scabbard in Bring Home Box Spanish American War this dummy M1 is fittedOriginal 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