A WAKIZASHI, the blade honzukuri, iorimune, chugissaki and toriizori with grooves to the yokote, forging details obscured by shallow scratches, midare hamon (kizu in mune), suriage nakago re-worked, unsigned, 17th/18th century, 42.6 cm. long; with samegawa-nuri saya, menuki formed as fishermen, shakudo-nanakoji fuchi-kashira with horses in gilt and shakudo takabori, plain iron tsuba and soft-metal dragon and fuji kozuka