Original 18th Century Edo Period Japanese Handmade Wakizashi Short Sword by MUNEHISA with Lacquered Scabbard Category_Lock Assembly The reverse panel is decorated

The reverse panel is decorated with small pebbling and still has a portion of the original factory blackening

Even the vent eyelets appear to be left over WWII stocks

or in a damp location

As for values

Original 18th Century Edo Period Japanese Handmade Wakizashi Short Sword by MUNEHISA with Lacquered Scabbard Category_Lock Assembly The reverse panel is decoratedOriginal Item: Only One Available. Wakizashi ( "side inserted companion sword") is a general term for a sword with an edge between one and two shaku long (30 cm and 60 cm), predominantly made after 1600. Generally it is the short blade that accompanies a katana in the traditional samurai daisho pairing of swords, but may be worn by classes other than the samurai as a single blade, also worn edge up as the katana. This example dates from the Edo period