Type: Wakizashi (signed AND dated)
Item No.: ujwa048
Swordsmith: Kaga no Kuni Takahira (2nd generation)
Mei characters (omote): 加賀国住辻村傳右衛門高平作 = Kaga no Kuni Ju Tsujimura Denuemon Takahira Saku (outside column)
The inside column 南蛮鉄造之 translates to mean “Namban Tetsu Tsukuri” (this sword was made in part using imported steel)
Dated: 延宝五年二月吉日 = 2nd month in the 5th year of Enpo (February, 1677)