A DAISHO, the long blade honzukuri, iorimune, kogissaki and strong koshizori, with elegant fumbari, short marudome bohi and soehi on each side, the forging detail obscured by shallow scratches, midare hamon of nioi, omaru boshi and ubu nakago with two mekugi-ana, signed Morokage (Omiya school of Bizen), 15th century, 72.3cm. long; the short blade, broad honzukuri, iorimune, nagagissaki and shallow torii-zori, forging details obscured by fingerprint rust and shallow scratches, hososuguba of nioi (small chip at point), ubu nakago with one mekugi- ana, unsigned, 17th century, 46.1cm. long; with black lacquer inro- kizami-saya, iron tsuba and soft-metal fuchi-kashira (hilt braid on dai replaced, menuki missing) (2)

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A DAISHO, the long blade honzukuri, iorimune, kogissaki and strong koshizori, with elegant fumbari, short marudome bohi and soehi on each side, the forging detail obscured by shallow scratches, midare hamon of nioi, omaru boshi and ubu nakago with two mekugi-ana, signed Morokage (Omiya school of Bizen), 15th century, 72.3cm. long; the short blade, broad honzukuri, iorimune, nagagissaki and shallow torii-zori, forging details obscured by fingerprint rust and shallow scratches, hososuguba of nioi (small chip at point), ubu nakago with one mekugi- ana, unsigned, 17th century, 46.1cm. long; with black lacquer inro- kizami-saya, iron tsuba and soft-metal fuchi-kashira (hilt braid on dai replaced, menuki missing) (2)

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