A STUNNING JAPANESE "WAKIZASHI" SWORD IN IT'S ORIGINAL SHEATH USED BY THE SAMURAI OF OLD

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THIS STUNNING REPLICA JAPANESE "WAKIZASHI" SWORD IN IT'S SHEATH (SCABBARD) WAS USED BY THE SAMURAI OF OLD AND MEASURES 78.5cm IN LENGTH INCLUDING THE SHEATH (66cm WITHOUT). THE SWORD IS IN FANTASTIC CONDITION WITH MINIMAL AGE AND USAGE RELATED WEAR AND TEAR. 

THE WAKIZASHI MEANING "SIDE INSERTED SWORD") IS ONE OF THE TRADITIONALLY MADE JAPANESE SWORDS (NIHONTO) WORN BY THE SAMURAI CLASS IN FEUDAL JAPAN. THE WAKIZASHI HAS A BLADE BETWEEN 30 AND 60 CM WITH WAKIZASHI CLOSE TO THE LENGTH OF A KATANA BEING CALLED O-WAKIZASHI AND WAKIZASHI CLOSER TO TANTÅŒ LENGTH BEING CALLED KO-WAKIZASHI. THE WAKIZASHI BEING WORN TOGETHER WITH THE KATANA WAS THE OFFICIAL SIGN THAT THE WEARER WAS A SAMURAI OR SWORDSMAN OF FEUDAL JAPAN. WHEN WORN TOGETHER THE PAIR OF SWORDS WAS CALLED DAISHÅŒ, WHICH TRANSLATES LITERALLY AS "BIG-LITTLE". THE KATANA WAS THE BIG OR LONG SWORD AND THE WAKIZASHI THE COMPANION SWORD WAKIZASHI ARE NOT NECESSARILY JUST A SMALLER VERSION OF THE KATANA; THEY COULD BE FORGED DIFFERENTLY AND HAVE A DIFFERENT CROSS SECTION. 

LINK: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wakizashi

LINK: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katana