A MASSIVE KATANA, the blade honzukuri, iorimune, chugissaki and torii-zori, forging details obscured by rubbing, suriage nakago, unsigned, 19th Century, 131cm long; in russet-iron banded roironuri saya with aoimon in gold hiramakie, with gilt-rimmed iron fuchi-kashira, tape-bound hilt and iron Tempo tsuba inlaid with brass skulls and bones