A HANDACHI KATANA, the blade honzukuri and torii-zori, ihorimune and chugissaki, forging details obscured by fingerprint rust and rubbing, suriage nakago with two mekugi-ana, unsigned, probably 16th Century or earlier (blade notched), 30½in.; with mijingai-nuri saya with iron handachi fittings and iron aoigata tsuba with basketwork pattern (saya damaged)

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A HANDACHI KATANA, the blade honzukuri and torii-zori, ihorimune and chugissaki, forging details obscured by fingerprint rust and rubbing, suriage nakago with two mekugi-ana, unsigned, probably 16th Century or earlier (blade notched), 30½in.; with mijingai-nuri saya with iron handachi fittings and iron aoigata tsuba with basketwork pattern (saya damaged)

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