A late 16th century Japanese Wakizashi short sword with 39 cm curved blade (nagasa) plain white metal habaki holding the Miochin School style tsuba pierced with court caps and sun rays design, the tsuka (hilt) of mixed metal banded rings including shakudo, sentoku, shbiuchi and white metals c/w a later black lacquered koshirae/saya (scabbard) with white and gilt metal shibabiki rings and iron saya-kajiri and brown canvas 'Q.J.S.' sleeve