Japanese sword
Description
Japanese two-handed sword. Sword: habaki and seppa of copper; tsuba of iron with inlaid brass; fuchi of iron and copper with inlaid gold and copper. The fuchi is signed. The kachira and menuki are of brass; the hilt is covered with silvery ray skin bound with brown braid, The sword tang is not inscribed.
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C162.255
C1956.121
Arms1969.3
56/62
247
Arms169.3
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