Bidspirit auction | Wakizashi- 63 cm, Japanese Samurai

Wakizashi- 63 cm, Japanese Samurai sword, attributed to Edo period (1600-1868); - Wakizashi- 63 cm, Japanese Samurai sword, attributed to Edo period (1600-1868); Very sharp edge, with some hamon effect (temper line) present. Overall length: 630 mm = 63.0 cm = 24.8 inches; Length of the blade (nagasa) only: 489 mm = 48.9 cm = 19.25 inches; Weight: 445 g; Sori (curvature): 11 mm; Nakago (tang): three round holes; possibly was longer and went through modifications: was cut in order to make the sword shorter and more convenient in close up fight. Habaki (collar) – present; made of two metals: copper and brass. TSUKA (handle): absent; SAYA (scabbard): 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]