Ad Description: Genuine short blade Katana or Kodachi, circa 1920. Interesting iron handguard. Blade is excellent. Scabbard is in good condition. Overall a very nice example. 25" blade. It is hard to tell the correct designation for this sword. A Kodachi is a Japanese sword that is too short to be considered a long sword but too long to be dagger. Since this sword was only about 59 cm in length, it did not exceed the blade length limits of non-samurai during the Edo Period and could be worn by merchants. In any case it is a beautiful Japanese sword getting onto 100 years old. A fine addition to any collection.