A KO-WAKIZASHI, the blade hirazukuri, iorimune and almost musori with o-itame hada partly tsukare and suguba naoshi hamon of nioi, ubu nakago with three mekugi-ana, one double, signed Nobukuni (possibly Heinajo Nobukuni of Yamashiro), mid 15th century, 30.6cm. long; with black koshikizami and brown ishimejinuri saya with triple ivy-leaf mon, iron umabari (lacking kojiri, kurikata and kozuka), the hilt with triple kirimon, iron Higo style fuchi-kashira and a shakudo hamidashi tsuba formed as a treasure bag inlaid with three shippo designs in gilt, silver and copper hirazogan; and an aikuchi tanto, the hirazukuri blade with gonome hamon of ko-nie, ubu nakago, unsigned, late 19th century, 18.7cm. long; in black lacquer scabbard decorated with plants in gold hiramakie and a large silver kanamono of a crane in flight and sahari ishimeji fittings, silvered copper dogane mounted with shishi masks, and a sahari kozuka of basket work design (2)