Blade for a Short Sword (Wakizashi)
Object type: Blade for a Short Sword (Wakizashi)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: 16th century
Medium: Steel
Dimensions: L. of balde 19 3/16 in. (48.4 cm); L. of cutting edge 14 1/2 in. (36.9 cm): D. of curvature 3/8 in. (0.9 cm)
Classification: Sword Blades
Credit line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession year: 1936