Original Japanese Edo Period Handmade Wakizashi Short Sword by HIDEMUNE with Lacquered Scabbard Water Jacket Assembly Life aboard ship was fun

Life aboard ship was fun

Camp Kilmer

In the plastic pocket below the label is a cut down business card naming this cap to HAROLD RAYMOND GORDINIER / COMMANDER / UNITED STATES NAVY

offered in great condition

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 Life aboard ship was funOriginal 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