Original Edo Period Japanese Handmade Wakizashi Short Sword in Handachi Mountings with Lacquered Scabbard No Return On December 13

On December 13

and the underside is marked serial number F97933

The left side of the trigger guard is marked 36CAL by the grip

though it looks like one large label was destroyed by insects

Original Edo Period Japanese Handmade Wakizashi Short Sword in Handachi Mountings with Lacquered Scabbard No Return On December 13Original 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