Bidspirit auction | Japanese Samurai WAKIZASHI Sword ~

Japanese Samurai WAKIZASHI Sword ~ Koto or Shinto era. - Japanese Samurai WAKIZASHI Sword ~ Koto or Shinto era. Large iron tsuba with chiseled decorations and traces of gold inlays, one-character signature near the tsuka. Fuchi-Kashira of copper with engraved bamboo shoots. The mekugi appears to be of steel and is likely a later replacement, unable to take it out thus unknown if the blade is signed.Total Length in Scabbard - 28 1/2” Blade Length (along the spine, from Habaki notch to the tip) - 15 3/4”