Japanese Wakizashi

One of my earliest and most ambitious projects...
This Hand-Forged Japanese Wakizashi short-sword has a 17" blade and features a multipiece handle constructed from beautiful royal ebony and bronze.
While at the time this blade took me around 3 months of work, it serves as an example of how much my skills and operation has expanded. With my more efficient and bigger forges and my better equipped workspace I could complete this blade easily within a 2 week window.
