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Thank you both for time taken to reply The flaw is only on one side of the blade, I will be adding the sword to my own collection as an interesting item to me either way but I am happy that the flaw does not seem to be fatal. An amazingly complex hobby and a steep learning curve for beginners but I can definitely see the attraction of collecting Nihonto Much appreciated from r sharing your knowledge Regards Ken

All depends on angles, to me in hand it looks like a glancing strike.Looking at the missing part of the sacabbard this would look like a glance strike as well Do people concur with the mid shinto as the age period of the sword? Thanks Ken

Hi Hamon is visible where scabbard is burnt I took some better pictures showing impact point Hard to get with lack of Irish daylight ???? Hands in photo are my 8 year old sons so it is not a small saya???? Thanks Ken

Hi Thanks for replies so far Some more pictures of what I see as impact point There is a v slight dent in its blade I am unable to photograph well No damage at all to other side of sword Thanks Ken

Hello all I recently purchased the attached Wakizashi, no story at all came with the item so I am hoping someone here could give me some information. I know very little so I will probably give some of the terms for components and parts incorrect. Apologies for this. Wakizashi In question is 22 inch long and is in a WWII military scabbard What makes it perhaps interesting is the bullet hole through the scabbard which has dented and I also assume ruined the blade. The scabbard also has been on fire with around 3 inches burned through. Other than the obvious crack in the blade the sword is in otherwise ok condition. With not much damage where the fire occurred and no obvious to me, damage. The hamon is just showing through in places but the blade does not look to be abused, it was covered in grime and grease when I got it which I cleaned off with ethanol soakings and otherwise have not touched it. The nakago has 3 holes in it which I take to imply blade has some age to it. The handle has a nice Menuki On it but some of the tape binding is missing. There is no makings at all on the nakago just some file marks. There was no tsuba on the sword and just leather washers in leather its place,these are on it from WWII I assume as the rust surrounding the washers is engrained into them. I feel the leather washers might have been put on the sword to enhance its quick draw. Might this be correct? The fuchi is quiet decorative but the Kashira is missing If I might ask what age might this sword be and could anyone give me any information or point me in the right direction to find out more. To a true nihono collector it probably holds no real interest but I like it for what it is I am taking pictures on an I pad so sorry in advance for this and if further images might help ask away. Regards and thanks Ken

Thank you all for the welcome and information. I will endeavour to take better pictures of my other sword and post up in the next few days. kind regards Ken

Hi I just purchased the following Wakizashi as part of a job lot in an auction. I wanted some of the ethnographic knives and this sword came as part of the lot. It is a nothing sword when compared to what I see on this forum so I apologise in advance. I know it is what is know as a satsuma rebellion Wakizashi Of no great interest to true Japanese sword collectors it's 18 inch blade in terrible condition and worth practically nothing. The tsuba seems of. Reasonable quantity though. My question is on the two grey items tucked under the binding of the handle, Are these items of any interest or significance to previous owner. The material feels very abrasive and I think brittle but I am only assuming this as I obviously do not want to push the matter. One of them has a small hole drilled or punched in it. I appreciate any answers or corrections on the assumptions I have made in my opening paragraph. I will probably never be much of an asset to this forum but thanks for opertunity to ask questions on what I have The item cost me nothing and it probably has made me money in education of the ever so complex world of Nihonto Kind regards Ken I have another Wakizashi with some questions but I do not want to ask too much on my first post.