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Eastern
Wakizashi
와키자시 · 脇差
Edo period · Ships from Japan
The short companion to the long sword, with a russet cord and a groove along the blade.
A short sword kept at hand even indoors. A groove (bohi) along the back lightens the blade, and the grip is wrapped in russet cord.
Specifications
- Blade length
- 48 cm
- Overall length
- 70 cm
- Weight
- 720 g
- Materials
- Tamahagane steel, rayskin, silk cord
- Edge
- Sharp (live blade)
Permit required · This is a live blade of 15 cm or longer. Owning it in Korea requires a permit from the local police.
Purchase
₩2,400,0005 left in stock
Estimated duties (for one)
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Stories told
- Edo period
Paired with the uchigatana, it marks the status of the samurai.