Japanese Wakizashi Short Sword With Signed Kozuka 17 1/4 inc...

by Bosleys Military Auctions
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£340

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Japanese Wakizashi Short Sword With Signed Kozuka


17 1/4 inch, single edged blade of typical form.  Unsigned tang.  Silvered copper habaki.  Darkened copper tsuba with gilt floral overlay.  Darkened fuchi and kabuto-gane, both with gilt overlaid decoration.  Shagreen covered grip with traces of green binding.  Contained in its black lacquered scabbard with butterfly decorated steel ishizuke (chape).  Front of scabbard containing a copper handled kozuka knife with silvered and gilt decoration.  The blade with six character signature.  

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Auction Date:
12th Apr 23 at 10am BST

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