Koto katana is shira-saya with hi on both side - blade in full polish with great hada - this straight hamon. This is a beautiful blade and very fine. Mounts are civilian with red saya and gold wrap - mounts are meiji fittings with new binding.
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Signed Hisa Kazu - student of SukeTada of Echigo provence -smith in Hawleys - NTHK green papers - in shira-saya - saya kagi signed by Dr Kanzan Sato - 1850 - 1865 28inch blade in full poloish with a flamboyant hada and beautiful hada - this is fabulous.
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26inch blade in 80% original polish with all black civilian mounts - signed Nobu Mitsu - great and unusual hamon. Sanbon sugi style.
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Blade in full polish soshu den blade of 16 inches - mounts are card wrapped tsuka with red saya and lobster kozuka - long silver dragon menuki.
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Wakizashi, mu-mei 38 cms hira zukuri blade with ito-suguha hamon. Original black lacquered saya with iron kojiri depicting dragon and tiger. Shakudo fuchi-kashira and tsuba with silver flowers en-suite. Kozuka is beautiful and signed with butterfly in silver.
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Tanto 28.2 cms mu-mei hira zukuri blade with narrow bo-hi and suguha hamon. Good black ribbed saya lacking kozuka and kogai. Shakudo fuchi-kashira with gold inlaid flowers. Tsuka wrapped in hira maki over brocade.
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Full polish yari Shikomi-zue (sword stick), formed as bamboo stick, with 30.6 cms long su-yari blade, 92 cms overall. Blade in polish with chu suguha hamon and signed Kuniyuki
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"The sword is the soul of the warrior. If any forget or lose it he will not be excused."
- Tokugawa Ieyasu