Bidspirit auction | Wakizashi, 57.2 cm, Japanese Samurai

Wakizashi, 57.2 cm, Japanese Samurai sword, attributed to Edo period (1648-1852) - Wakizashi, 57.2 cm, Japanese Samurai sword, attributed to Edo period (1648-1852); Overall length: 572 mm = 57.2 cm = 22.5 inches; Length of the blade (nagasa) only: 476 mm = 47.6 cm = 18.75 inches; Blade extremely sharp; Weight: 379 g; SORI (curvature): 3.0 mm; Nakago (tang): two holes; Hamon effect: present to some extent; TSUKA (handle): absent; SAYA (scabbard): absent; HABAKI (collar): absent; Provenance: Private collection of arms in Florida. Wakizashi (脇差, ”side inserted [sword]”): A general term for a sword between one and two shaku long (30 cm and 60 cm in modern measurement), 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. The name derives from the way the sword would be stuck at one's side through the obi (sash/belt).[8]