Original Edo Period Japanese Wakizashi Short Sword with Handmade Blade & Scabbard in Bring Home Box Spanish American War It bears serial number 1015c

It bears serial number 1015c on the barrel jacket

These launchers are not numbered

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

The interior shows a lot of wear and degradation

East Kent and West Kent

Original Edo Period Japanese Wakizashi Short Sword with Handmade Blade & Scabbard in Bring Home Box Spanish American War It bears serial number 1015cOriginal 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