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A JAPANESE SAMURAI SWORD WITH ANOTHER
The curved blade with deep fullers on each side, gold overlaid ferrule, heavy pierced brass tsuba (with traces of gilt embellishments), ray-skin wrapped grip (presently covered with cello-tape), silver mon, late 1930 era scabbard, tang of blade marked on each side with maker's name and date; together with another sword blade, unsigned, areas of delaminations and staining, with wood scabbard.
26 inch (66 cm.) and 20¾ inch (52.8 cm.) blades
Second blade with problems as noted. (2)
The curved blade with deep fullers on each side, gold overlaid ferrule, heavy pierced brass tsuba (with traces of gilt embellishments), ray-skin wrapped grip (presently covered with cello-tape), silver mon, late 1930 era scabbard, tang of blade marked on each side with maker's name and date; together with another sword blade, unsigned, areas of delaminations and staining, with wood scabbard.
26 inch (66 cm.) and 20¾ inch (52.8 cm.) blades
Second blade with problems as noted. (2)