A STURDY KATANA, the blade honzukuri and torii-zori, ihorimune and chugissaki with itame hada and midare hamon partly hitatsura, ubu nakago with two mekugi-ana, unsigned, late 19th Century, 30¼in.; with brown ishime-nuri saya with gilt-rimmed iron fittings, copper dragon menuki, iron fuchi-kashira with dragons in copper takazogan, the iron mokkogata tsuba with a Musashino design (hilt damaged)