A ken, steel blade engraved with calligraphy, black lacquer scabbard and hilt -- the blade 9½in.long; a tanto, steel blade, brown lacquered scabbard and hilt modelled as a closed fan (worn blade) -- the blade 6in.long; a tanto, steel blade engraved with a dragon, in shirasaya -- the blade 6½in.long.

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A ken, steel blade engraved with calligraphy, black lacquer scabbard and hilt -- the blade 9½in.long; a tanto, steel blade, brown lacquered scabbard and hilt modelled as a closed fan (worn blade) -- the blade 6in.long; a tanto, steel blade engraved with a dragon, in shirasaya -- the blade 6½in.long.
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