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A nineteenth century wakisashi, 50cm blade with visible hamon, edge slightly chipped, tang not examined, shagreen covered grip cloth bound with two menuki, pierced iron tsuba decorated with faces, bolster ring and pommel cap embossed and gold decorated, one kozuka knife, (copper) with space for another, black lacquered wooden scabbard

An early twentieth century katana, 74cm blade, tang unsigned, shagreen covered grip with cloth binding containing two menuki, pierced copper tsuba with engraved decoration and an embossed fox, wooden scabbard with metal fittings matt lacquered with foliate patterns

An early twentieth century wakisashi, 57cm blade and tang signed, grip covered with shagreen, (s.d) and bound with cloth with one menuki, black lacquered pierced tsuba, with gold leaf decoration, some missing, visible hamon, scabbard lacquered wood with decorated metal tip cap

Two wakisashis, one witb 35cm blade only, no signature and another with 40cm blade, plain iron tsuba and worn cloth covered hilt, tang not inspected (2)

An old wakisashi, 40cm blade, no tang signature, worn cloth bound hilt with no peg hole, iron tsuba, kozuka knife lost, black lacquered wooden scabbard

A wakisashi, 45cm blade and signed tang, grip covered with shagreen and bound with cloth containing two menuki, hamon just visiblebut slight chipping to edge, tsuba pierced with elaborate designs, some gold remaining, bolster ring embossed and decorated in gold, pommel cap missing, kozuka knife with embossed hilt, (tip of blade lost) wooden scabbard with snakeskin pattern lacquer

A Japanese tanto dagger, 30cm blade, tang not examined but probably nineteenth century, shagreen covered grip bound with old cloth and two menuki, made without tsuba, missing kokuza knife, pink lacquered wooden scabbard

A wakisashi with fairly distressed 46cm blade, nineteenth century tang not examined, shagreen covered grip with no binding, iron tsuba with lily pad designs, no scabbard

**A JAPANESE SWORD (KATANA) with curved single-edged blade with some wavy hamon (areas of pitting), plain tang pierced with two mekugi-ana, iron tsuba decorated with a tree, brass fuchi and kashira decorated with flying birds (binding missing), in a lacquered saya 66.5 cm; 26 1/4 in blade

A JAPANESE W.W.II SWORD (KATANA) with curved single-edged blade with traces of hamon (ground), tang signed Masanobu pierced with a single mekugi-ana (grip and tsuba missing), in a regulation saya 66.5 cm; 26 1/4 in blade

A JAPANESE W.W.II OFFICER'S SWORD (KATANA) with earlier short curved single-edged blade formed with a straight hamon (small chips), plain tang pierced with two mekugi-ana, regulation brass mounts including tsuba and chrysanthemum menuki, in its brass-mounted regulation iron saya 55 cm; 21 3/4 in blade

A JAPANESE W.W.II NAVAL OFFICER'S SWORD (KATANA) with slightly curved single-edged blade with wavy hamon, tang signed Shuko Kaneshige and pierced with a single mekugi-ana, regulation tsuba and fabric-bound sharkskin-covered grip with menuki, in its lacquered saya with regulation mounts 63.8 cm; 25 in blade

A JAPANESE W.W.II NAVAL OFFICER'S SWORD (KATANA) with curved single-edged blade (the grip seized around the tang), regulation tsuba, fabric-bound sharkskin-covered grip, regulation brass mounts, in its leather-covered regulation saya, with suspension chain, together with a contemporary framed and glazed Japanese flag 64 cm; 25 1/4 in blade (2)

A JAPANESE SHORTSWORD (WAKIZASHI) with curved single-edged blade with wavy hamon, tang signed Yoshii Kiyomitsu and pierced with a single mekugi-ana, iron tsuba with some soft metal inlay, fabric-bound sharkskin-covered grip with silver menuki, in its lacquered saya 51.5 cm; 20 1/4 in blade

**A JAPANESE SWORD (KATANA) with curved single-edged blade retaining traces of its hamon, signed tang pierced with a single mekugi-ana, copper tsuba, sharkskin-covered grip, in lacquered saya decorated with a dragon amongst clouds in gold and polychrome (losses) 65.8 cm; 25 7/8 in blade The signature reads Hishu ju Kanehisa

A JAPANESE SHORTSWORD (WAKIZASHI) with curved single-edged blade with wavy hamon, plain tang pierced with a single mekugi-ana, pierced iron tsuba, fabric-bound sharkskin-covered grip with silver menuki, the kashira and fuchi each decorated with a samurai in soft metal, in its lacquered saya 33 cm; 13 in blade

A JAPANESE SHORTSWORD (WAKIZASHI) with curved single-edged blade with wavy hamon, plain tang pierced with a single mekugi-ana, iron tsuba (worn), fabric-bound sharkskin-covered grip, menuki, kabuto-gane and fuchi decorated in soft metal with vine fruit and foliage, the fuchi with a rabbit, in its gold lacquered saya 48.1 cm; 19 in blade

**A JAPANESE SWORD (KATANA) with curved single-edged blade with even hamon, plain tang pierced with a single mekugi-ana, iron tsuba, and leather-covered grip and saya of regulation type 69.5 cm; 27 3/8 in blade

A JAPANESE SWORD (KATANA) with curved single-edged blade with wavy hamon (repolished, partly reground), tang signed Noshu Seki ju Kanetatsu' pierced with a single mekugi-ana, fabric-bound sharkskin-covered grip with menuki (tsuba missing), in a regulation saya 64.5 cm; 25 3/8 in blade

A JAPANESE SWORD (KATANA) with curved single-edged blade with wavy hamon, tang signed 'Eisho ju nen (10th year Eisho) nigatsu February (1513), pierced with two mekugi-ana (grip and tsuba missing), in a lacquered saya 67 cm; 26 1/4 in blade

A Japanese WWII naval katana, A Japanese WWII naval katana, with fish skin grip, pierced tsuba and 26.25 inch curved blade, with textured lacquered sayer and painted brass fittings

A Japanese bronze tsuba, decorated with flowers

World War II Japanese Officers katana with bronze flower menuki and floral decorated tsuba and unsigned earlier tempered steel blade blade length from Tsuba to tip 70 cms, tang length 13 cms, handle length 25 cms

A Japanese katana, with a pierced iron tsuba, cord bound fishskin grip, and lacquered scabbard, 98.5 cm long (overall) See illustration Condition report Report by RB Blade length (from tsuba) 71 cm, doesn't appear to be signed. Scabbard poor/split.

A Japanese samurai sword katana with 70 cm blade and visible hamon, tang not viewed, grip shagreen covered and bound with black cord, containing two**namiki**, embossed bolster ring and pommel cap, pierced tsuba with embossed gold and silver plated samurai black lacquered wooden scabbard

A Japanese samurai sword Katana blade adapted for military use with 70 cm blade number 00012, tang not viewed, blade with visible hamon and pattern, grip covered with shagreen cloth bound with two ***namuki** bolster ring and ring pommel embossed and engraved, pierced tsuba embossed and ***nenafs*** of gilt metal scabbard engraved with gilt fittings

A Circular Iron Hizen Tsuba , the thin plate chased in low relief to either... A Circular Iron Hizen Tsuba , the thin plate chased in low relief to either side with stylised calligraphy within a six-lobed frame, traces of gold nunome, unsigned, 8cms diameter, 18th Century; A Mino-Goto Tsuba of mokko form decorated in relief and gilding with flowering prunus branches, 6.8cms, 18th Century; Two Soft Metal Kozuka decorated with gilt dragons on a nanako ground; And a Further iron Tsuba (5)

An Iron Soten School Tsuba of circular form pierced and carved within the... An Iron Soten School Tsuba of circular form pierced and carved within the squared rim with armoured warriors amid pines beside a Torii, details inlaid in gold, silver and copper, signed Goshu Hikone ju Soheishi Nyudo Soten sei, diameter 7.4cms, 18th Century.

An Iron Choshu School Tsuba of oval form well carved in hikone-bori in the... An Iron Choshu School Tsuba of oval form well carved in hikone-bori in the thin plate with a coiled dragon amid swirling clouds, pipils in gilding, signed Choshu ju Mitsutaka saku, early 19th Century

An Iron Tanaka School Style Tsuba of rounded rectangular form An Iron Tanaka School Style Tsuba of rounded rectangular form, pierced and carved on the ishime ground with the flowering branches of a gnarled prunus tree viewed through a "moon window" in a wall, details in gold and silver nunome, unsigned, 8.7cms, 18th-19th Century

An Iron Tsuba , the polished plate applied in shakudo and gilding with a... An Iron Tsuba , the polished plate applied in shakudo and gilding with a convoluted dragon amid clouds in pursuit of a tama, the reverse with a seated tiger watching it, unsigned, 7.8cms, 18th-19th Century

A leather case containing miscellaneous items, to include silver and faux tortoiseshell photograph frame, together with Japanese bone cased tanto with carved decoration, bronzed Tsuba, ivory handled corkscrew, jumbo fountain pen and other items

A Japanese katana, the single edged 28 3/4in. (73cms) steel blade with irregular watermark, the hilt with patinated steel to tsuba, decorated with gilt, copper and silver coloured work and floral decoration, above cord bound shagreen grip with faux dog pattern mounts over a signed tang, fitted in black lacquered scabbard, 41 1/4in. (105cms) overall.

A Samurai sword Tsuba

Mid-20th century AD. A shin-gunto Type 98 katana with slightly curved single-edged blade, cast bronze openwork tsuba guard, bound hilt with spring catch and brass finial with round-section loop; the blade with dorsal fuller to each face, nine etched characters in two columns to one face and etched number to reverse; leather-covered wooden saya scabbard with single bronze suspension loop, reinforced leather chape, sheet brass frog. 840 grams, 101cm (39 3/4"). Ex Sutherland collection; acquired 1990s.[No Reserve] Fair condition.

A WW II Japanese shin gunto katana, having a 67cm single edged fullered blade numbered 80543, with gilt metal tsuba and overpainted shagreen style metal grip, in a leather covered saya, 96cm overall. Condition Report / Extra Information Numbers on blade and scabbard match. Unable to tell if scabbard is dented as leather covered, but does not feel to be. Press stud working.

A katana dating: Muromachi Period (1392-1568) provenance: Japan Blade (nagasa: 68 cm), not visible hamon and hada, silver and copper habaki; nakago with one mekugi-ana, mei; late Muromachi period. Koshirae late Edo; iron tsuba with bat, partially gilt, mei; shakudo fuchi-kashira depicting a face and partially gilt floral motifs; shakudo menuki shaped as a dragon, gilt en suite; red lacquered saya. dimensions: length 94 cm.

A katana dating: Muromachi Period (1392-1568) provenance: Japan Blade (nagasa 66.4 cm), probably Goami Bingo school, slightly visible hamon and hada, to be cleaned; nakago (shortened) suriage. Mei: Bishu Onomichi ju... Date: 18th year era Tenmon (1544). Koshirae with black lacquered saya with decorated, iron kojiri; large, iron tsuba with kanji and the effigy of a man seated under a tree, silver face; gilt fuchi and menuki, tsuka in two colours. dimensions: length 92 cm.

A wakizashi dating: 19th Century provenance: Japan Blade (nagasa 49 cm) with visible hamon and hada, copper habaki; nakago with one mekugi-ana, mei. Iron tsuba decorated with dragons, partially gilt fuchi, kashira, menuki and tsuka missing. Lacquered saya with kozuka. dimensions: length 67 cm.

A tokei tsuba dating: Edo Period (1615-1868) provenance: Japan Heavy, iton tsuba, pierced with rays, undulated at the border. In its kiri box. Middle Edo period. dimensions: diameter 7.5 cm.

An antique Japanese Wakazashi (short sword) with plain bronze tsuba, the hilt mounted with menuki in silver showing a sword, tachi and kabuto helmets. The polished blade (49.5cm long) in gilt metal mounted lacquered scabbard, 69cm long overall

An antique Japanese Wakazashi (short sword) the bronze tsuba decorated with birds and leaves, the hilt mounted with gold rats and bronze menuki. The polished blade (55.5cm long) in lacquered scabbard 76.5cm long overall

An antique Japanese Katana (long sword) the iron tsuba decorated with a Samurai gazing from a window under a prunus tree, the hilt with one menuki of a tachi and kabuto helmet and one of prunus blossom, both in gold and copper bronze. The polished blade (71.5cm long) with signed Tang in lacquered scabbard 1.02m long overall

An early 20thC Japanese Tanto, having a string bound shagreen handle and a gilt bronze Tsuba the blade 15.5''L in a red lacquered wooden scabbard

Four Japanese tsuba

A Japanese wakizashi, probably 19th Century, with 22in. (56cms) blade, decorative tsuba and collar, with ray skin grip, missing terminal and tsuka (grip banding), 31in. (79cms) overall (no scabbard).

A pair of modern Japanese Katana with stainless steel blades and cast metal tsuba on ebonised display stand

Japanese Bronze Tsuba

A 19th century Japanese wakizashi with pierced and engraved tsuba and bronze mounted grip, with lacquered wooden scabbard, unmarked to tang, total length 60cm.

A JAPANESE IRON TSUBA by Naomasa, of rounded form, carved in the Choshu style, one side worked in relief with a courtier and attendant beside a fence, with the moon beyond, the other side showing a landscape scene, some details in gold and shakudo takazogan, signed, circa 1800, 3.25" long. Robert Haynes lists a tsuba artist of the same name being active around 1800 and it seems likely that this work is by the same hand. See his "Index of Japanese Sword Fittings and Associated Artists", Volume II, p.1327.

A JAPANESE IRON TSUBA of openwork form showing pine trees beneath a full moon, with gold nunome decoration, unsigned, circa 1850, 3.5" dia.

A JAPANESE CHRYSANTHEMUM-FORM COPPER AND SENTOKU TSUBA of rounded rectangular form, each side divided diagonally into two halves - one of copper and the other of sentoku, the copper petals convex, the sentoku ones concave, unsigned, circa 1800, 3.25" long

Early 20th century Japanese katana having carved blade, bronze tsuba, seppa, habaki and Tuchi, fish skin tsuka and bronze pommel complete with saya, blade length 72cm, sword length 97cm CONDITION REPORT: Early 20th century Press stud does function See images Scabbard and blade are not out of shape

A KATANA. A Japanese Katana with unsigned tang and 28.1/4" long blade. Lacking Tsuba and mounts, rebound Tsuka leather covered Saya missing its Kurigata.

A JAPANESE OFFICERS SWORD. A Kai Gunto Japanese Naval Officers or Naval Pilots sword, with 20.3/4" unsigned blade. With oval iron Tsuba and one character possibly Idsumi province (Kanai) stamped on it. The seppu have the same or a naval arsenal mark stamping, also the sunray pattern decoration. Black lacquered wooden saya, with two hanging mounts.

A JAPANESE SWORD. A Kai Gunto Naval Officers or Navy Pilots sword, complete with wooden Saya. The 21.1/2" unsigned blade has a flaw line 4" before the tip. Otherwise clean and fitted with an old Tsuba decorated with houses and foilage, highlighted with gold detail. Plain Fuchi and Kashira in iron, with lacquered wooden Saya.

Fine Japanese Edo period iron Tsuba of naga maru gata form, with bamboo fence and Morning Glory flowers with gold dewdrops, 7.5cm x 7cm

Antique Japanese iron Tsuba of refined scroll design, 7cm x 6.5cm

A COLLECTION OF JAPANESE TSUBA EDO AND MEIJI PERIODS Variously decorated with geometric designs, animals, mythical creatures and flower sprays, in mixed metals, six with sukashi designs, two with inscriptions, and a rectangular plaque with a grasshopper on a branch before the moon, with a three character signature and seal, 12.6cm. (14) Provenance: from the collection of Ernst Mickel, purchased in Berlin in the 1920s.

A Japanese Tanto with steel double fullered blade, copper habaki, steel tsuba and fuchi decorated with a stylised insect and gilt and copper leaves. The shagreen grip with two menuki in the form of tortoises, the tsuka bound with silk tape, the kashira decorated with leaves and a mesh pattern. 16¼ins overall, the blade 11ins.