ANTIQUE SAMURAI SWORD TSUBA FUCHI TACHI TANTO WAKAZA (07/12/2007)...

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ANTIQUE SAMURAI SWORD TSUBA FUCHI TACHI TANTO WAKAZASHI

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Sold Date: 07/12/2007
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Ethnic, Folk & Native American Art

A Spectacular & Very Fine Quality Antique Early Muromachi Period 1392-1573 , Japanese Samurai Sword Wakazashi Signed by the maker, `` ? `` : This is a Matching set of Fine quality Fuchi & Menuki , Fuchi are ornate Foliage designs with Rich Thick Shakudo with solid Gold Inlay & Menuki are Two Deer with Lots of solid Gold Inlay . Habaki is ornate copper , Tsuba is Iron . Blade is coated with axel grease , which has preserved Nicely the finish , no pitting or Kizu on this fine quality Blade & its Early Muromachi Period 1392 `ish -1573 .Tip of the blade is broken 2- 2.5 mm , can be fixed easily , grease removal with alcohol is very easy also & some Uchiko powder & patience will polish the sword. Edge of the saya requires a lacquer touch up only in a few places .Beautiful Shakudo ornate wave design on the Black Lacquered Saya. A Very sharp Blade of significant quality , nice easy project . Cutting Edge 380mm : Blade thickness 5mm : Blade width 31mm : Nakago is Zaimei & Ubu :

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