JAPANESE WAKIZASHI SAMURAI SWORD-400 YEARS OLD-ORIGINAL-SIGNED:MUTSU NO KAMI DAIDO * OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL 17TH CENTURY JAPANESE WAKIZASHI SAMURAI SWORD-ORIGINAL VET BRING BACK--NOT A COPY!!--VERY NICE 20 5/8" LONG BLADE IN GOOD POLISH--GUNTO (WWII ARMY) FITTINGS--TWO MEKUGI-ANA (TANG HOLES)--MEI/SIGNATURE READS "MUTSU NO KAMI DAIDO" (DAIDO IS SOMETIMES READ AS OMICHI OR DAIMICHI)-DAIDO WAS A SMITH FROM THE 1600'S--THE HAMON/TEMPER LINE IS STRAIGHT AND PREVALENT--NICE KISSAKI/POINT--COUPLE OF BLEMISHES ON BLADE THAT MAY BE CLEANED UP IF THE NEW OWNER WANTED TO--BRASS HABAKI--NICELY WRAPPED TSUKA/HANDLE WITH ORNAMENTATION IN TYPICAL GUNTO FASHION--SEPPA PRESENT--MEKUGI PRESENT--NICE QUALITY SAME/RAYSKIN UNDER WRAP ON HANDLE ITO--TSUBA IS A NICE OLD IRON ROUND TYPE WITH RAISED BAMBOO FLOWER & REED MOTIF ON BOTH SIDES--BROWN GUNTO LEATHER WRAPPED SAYA/SCABBARD--KOJIRI/SCABBARD TIP NOT PRESENT AND THE VERY 1/8 * INCH OF BLADE TIP IS EXPOSED (HARDLY NOTICEABLE.--THERE IS AN ORIGINAL JAPANESE OFFICER'S PORTEPEE/TASSEL ATTACHED TO THE SWORD HANDLE-THIS IS A FANTASTIC "ORIGINAL" SAMURAI SWORD WITH AN A BLADE LENGTH OF 20 5/8". *