A TANTO, the blade hirazukuri, takenokozori, iorimune, itame hada, suguha komidare with long kaeri, ubu nakago, 17th century, 22.3cm., in a black lacquer saya, matching plain ishimeji silver fuchi-kashira, koiguchi, kojiri, kozuka and wari-kogai, brass hamidashi tsuba, the uragawara replaced, shakudo and gilt menuki of horses