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Your answer is very interesting ! Indeed, I agree with you that it is difficult to know for sure which of the two hypotheses you mentioned is the most probable. I also noticed among the forging defects on the blade some sort of wrinkles which, according to my research, could be "shinae", the traces of a repaired bent blade. In addition, underneath the habaki there are bar-coded lines that seem to be the trace of an ancient polishing process (perhaps dating from the 2nd World War?). I was thinking that perhaps these new features could help a more precise identification.

Yes absolutely ! The thickness of the thickest part under the habaki is 5mm ( 0.19 Inches ) and here are the pictures of the nakago from the mune side.

It seems my computer accidentally translated my post into french while i was writing it. Thank you very much John C for correcting this unfortunate error.

Bonjour à tous, je suis nouveau sur le forum et j'ai besoin de votre aide pour identifier et dater mon tout premier Wakizashi. Je n'ai pas beaucoup d'informations à son sujet, si ce n'est qu'il est o-suriage, n'a pas de signature, mesure environ 57 cm ( 22 pouces ) et date, selon le vendeur, de la fin de la période Muromachi. Je pense aussi qu'avant son raccourcissement, le sabre devait être un katana en raison de sa longueur, mais cela reste une hypothèse de ma part et je ne suis pas un expert. merci d'avance pour vos réponses.