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JAPANESE SWORD DIATO having part fullered, 27 1/2" (69.8cm) long blade, cast probably bronze tsuba with design of pagoda, water wheel and blossoms to one side, a small house amongst trees by a pond on the other, the long fish skin grip leather bound with floral Menuki, 38 1/2" (97.8cm) long overall in SILVER POWDERED BACK LACQUER SCABBARD with gilt metal mounts

JAPANESE SWORD DIATO, having 21 1/2" (54.6cm) probably Seventeenth century blade with keyhole shaped peg hole, bronze oval Tsuba with unusual blind fretwork and pierced decoration and openings for Kogai and Kodzuka, long fish skin and leather bound grip, with brass floral Menuki, the BLACK LACQUERED SCABBARD partly bound in black braided cord

JAPANESE SWORD TACHI, having 26 3/4" (68cm) long blade, the tang with clearly inscribed signature/inscription to one side and four character marks painted on the other, oval cast brass double Tsuba with sun ray pattern to both sides, fish skin long grip with chrysanthemum pattern brass Menuki bound in, 36 3/4" (93.4cm) long overall in BLACK LACQUERED SHAGREEN SCABBARD, having gilt brass mounts with two free suspension rings

JAPANESE SWORD WAKIZASHI, the 18 1/2" (47cm) slightly more curved blade with single hole to tang which is inscribed with two character marks, plain cast iron oval Tsuba with cut outs for Kogai and Kodzuka and having fish skip grip with bronze Menuki bound in with black and white braided fabric, 25" (63.5cm) long overall in BLACK LACQUERED SCABBARD with reserve for Kodzuka

JAPANESE TANTO having 10" (25.4cm) civilian blade with single edge partly fullered or grooved along one side, the tang with single peg hole and bearing signature for Cuni-Kiyo (circa 1650), the cast iron Tsuba with decoration to one side possibly representing an octopus tentacle, having fish skin grip with bronze Menuki in the form of reclining deer amongst gilt foliage, 15 3/4" (40cm) long overall in slightly ribbed and black lacquered scabbard with fitting for Kodzuka

JAPANESE SWORD KATANA, the 25" (63.5cm) blade having tang with one peg hole and bearing inscription or signature Sanshu-Ju-Fujiwara-Hige Tsuey, cast iron circular Tsuba with design of flowerheads and foliage to both sides, 3 1/2" (9cm) diameter, long fish skin grip with bronze cherry blossom branch Menuki bound in 35 1/2" (90.2cm) long overall in BLACK LACQUERED SCABBARD, painted with clan Mon and line scrolls

JAPANESE SWORD TACHI, the aged 23" (58.5cm) long blade bearing indistinct long signature/inscription to one side, the tang with two peg holes, pierced gilt metal Tsuba pierced and locking with hole, plush fabric grip applied with bright metal floral pattern bosses, 30 1/4" (76.9cm) long overall, the BLACK LACQUERED SCABBARD, with ornate gilt brass mounts incorporating locking bar mechanism and braided cord hanger with plain buckle

JAPANESE BRONZE AND GOLD EMBELLISHED KODZUKA HANDLE, showing a Tachi sword with Tsuba and tassel picked out in gold, 3 3/4" (9.5cm) long and ANOTHER showing crayfish and sea life, 3 3/4" (9.5cm) long (2)

JAPANESE IRON TSUBA with gilt line decoration depicting a bird, 2 1/2" diameter, TWO OTHERS one with flower head pierced decoration and a LARGE ORNATE EAST METAL COPY OF A TSUBA design of flowers, 3 1/4" (8.3cm) diameter (4)

JAPANESE IRON TSUBA, circular and pierced for Kodzuka and Kogai, 2 5/8" diameter, ANOTHER OCTAGONAL with simple foliate decoration, 2 3/4" (7cm) diameter, and a CAST BRONZE CIRCULAR MEDALLION pierced to form a Tsuba showing to one side recumbent deer and arch, the other border of 12 animals possibly symbolic of months of the year, 2 1/2" (6.4cm) diameter

A WORLD WAR II PATTERN JAPANESE KATANA SAMURAI SWORD fitted with late 18th/early 19th Century Wordsmith blade with fish skin and cord wound handle and with iron tsuba decorated with tree motif and in black lacquer sheath with leather cover, signed to the tang in sosho caligraphy, one character possibly a variation of fu or kiku, another possibly shungi, approximately 99cm long overall

A JAPANESE KATANA the 64.5cm slightly curved blade with character marks to both sides and numbered `32076`, with a cast brass tsuba, and a brass grip cast to resemble cord-bound fish-skin, in its copper and brass saya, overall 91.5cm long.

A Japanese cast metal Tsuba, and various sword mountings

A Japanese iron tsuba, Meiji period, decorated in bas relief with figures, blossom and Taoist emblems, 7 by 6cm.

A Japanese iron tsuba, Meiji period, decorated with figures peering into a pot, two character signature, 6 by 4.5cm.

A Japanese Tsuba

A WWII Japanese officers katana, in brown painted iron scabbard, having bronze fuchi, kashira and tsuba, with shagreen and cotton bound handle, six character signature to hilt

Japanese Sword, cord-bound sharkskin grip, brass tsuba, curved blade, 27 ¾”, leather scabbard

A Bronze Tsuba with gold metal decoration signed

A Japanese Samurai sword with cloth bound grip over shagreen, with white metal dragons bound in, the fuchi kashira embossed with tiger and old man, the tsuba decorated with an old man seated on a tiger under a pine tree, with a view of his back on the reverse, in a black lacquered wood sheath with steel blade, unmarked.approx. 101cm long

A Japanese, Showa period, Samurai sword with cast bronze tsuba shagreen grip, plaited leather, tassels, good clean blade, leather scabbard with belt ring, blade 67cm, 90cm overall, together with a letter by Captain D M Hall, Royal Signals presented from all ranks of his old unit, dated 1945.

A Japanese Samurai sword with cast iron tsuba, shagreen and fabric bound grip, tassels, wooden and leather bound scabbard with belt ring and leather strap, blade 56cm, 92cm overall.

An 18th/19th century Japanese tsuba, made by Shoei (or Katsuei), Kakugata shaped, cast with the rare depiction of Yokai (Japanese ghost), impressed number '176', 8.5 by 8cm.

An 18th century Japanese tsuba made by Shozui, marugata shape, decorated with Noh masks in high relief, impressed number '273', 8 by 7cm.

A 19th century Japanese tsuba, made by Miyata Nobukiyo (1817-1884), cast in high relief depicting a gilded tiger and figures, Mokkogata shape, impressed number '272', 7.5 by 7cm.

An 18th/19th century Japanese tsuba by Ichijo Takahiro depicting Hannya, Kakugata shape, cast in relief, impressed number '338', 8 by 8cm.

A JAPANESE DAGGER WITH CARVED BONE HILT TSUBA AND SAYA

THREE DECORATIVE JADE LIKE CARVED ORIENTAL FIGURES, all with associated hardwood bases, together with another jade like figure, tallest H 17 cm (excluding base), and two tsuba. (6)

A Chinese brown/green mottled jade ceremonial style Axe Head, two holes pierced for suspension below a recumbent mythical beast and with Taotie, 15cm high, together with a Japanese bronze Tsuba decorated in relief with a dragon, a mountain and stylised waves etc., (2)

A Japanese sword, leather scabbard, aluminium tsuba and bone handle, together with two bayonets each with scabbard.

A Japanese carved bone mounted ceremonial sword or Katana 19th century, with curved, single edged blade, the bone tsuka, tsuba and saya carved with detailed figural scenes including armour clad warriors, the saya with two suspension rings on floral and foliate carved mounts, the tsuka and saya terminating in carved dragon heads with mother-of-pearl `pearls`, the saya signed towards the tip, 31in. (79cm.) long, section at tip of saya missing.

A JAPANESE DAGGER (AIKUCHI TANTO), DATED 1784 with single-edged blade (small nicks), signed tang pierced with a single mekugi-ana, iron tsuba pierced and chiselled with leaves and enriched with soft metal, fabric-bound sharkskin-covered grip with soft metal mounts including menuki, and the kabuto-gane decorated with a wave pattern, in its lacquered wooden saya decorated with garlands of gilt flowers, complete with signed kozuka decorated with a carp 23.5 cm; 9 1/4 in blade The tanto is signed `Sendai ju Kunikane` and dated 1784.

A JAPANESE BONE-MOUNTED SWORD (KATANA), LATE 19TH CENTURY with slightly curved single-edged blade, bone tsuba grip and saya, all finely carved with vertically arranged detailed figurative scenes including mounted warriors on the grip and a battle scene on the lower portion of the saya, and with a single ring for suspension (the other ring missing) 50.8cm; 20in blade

A 20th century Japanese sword, with leather bound handle, gilt metal mounts and tsuba, and black lacquer scabbard, together with two Japanese helmets

A Japanese wakizashi with curved single edged blade, blade length approx 53cm, retaining some polish, uneven wavy yakiba (light rust patches), iron openwork tsuba, fishskin covered grip (menuki, pommel mount and binding missing), in its brown lacquered wooden scabbard.

Quatre tsuba en fer, dont deux ajouré en maru bori de chevaux, et ustensiles pour le Chanoyu, et deux à décor incrusté de laiton d`un tigre sous une cascade et paysage montagneux., Japon, époque Edo (1603-1868), Hauteurs : de 7,5 cm à 8 cm

Japanese short sword Wakisashi, the heavy curved blade 41.5cm with medium ridge, iron tsuba decorated with animals, outer binding of tsuka missing, decorated fuchi-kashira, in its ribbed lacquered saya with kozuka decorated with a figure Details of tang unavailable, we are unable to remove the hilt to reveal any signature, please see extra images and telephone department for further details

A JAPANESE IVORY MOUNTED DAGGER with dragon hilt, the saya and tsuba finely carved with further dragons and thunderbolts, 39cm l, signed Shuzan, Meiji ++In very good condition with some extremely minor old surface rust pitting on the blade, tang unexamined. The ivory with one or two extremely minor hairlines but not chipped and no substantial cracks and no restoration. In the same private family ownership for at least 60 years

A comprehensive work on Japanese sword guards, (Tsuba) in 8 volumes, profusely illustrated, text in Japanese, in card slip cases. VGC

14K YG & BLACK JADE TSUBA GARMENT LOOP PENDANT A 20th century Chinese carved black jade etched tsuba and garment slide having rice pattern design. Each piece mounted in 14k yellow gold hanging frame with bail. Marked 14K to inside of bail. Circa 1960`s - 1970`s. Measures 4 3/4" length x 2 1/4" width x 1/2" depth (12cm x 5.7cm x 1.3cm). Total weight of 90.1dwt.

A Japanese Katana sword, signed blade Iron Tsuba

A JAPANESE WAKIZASHI, rope bound shagreen grip, bronze tsuba, wooden scabbard with single ring hook, blade length 52cm

A Japanese World War II warrant officers katana the slightly curved blade numbered 33852, with grip of conventional form with pierced iron tsuba, in a lacquered black scabbard, mounts post World War II, in excellent condition 0 1 the blade 67cm long

Japanese Iron Tsuba, Pierced Design Curled dragon decoration. No signature.

Japanese Iron Tsuba Dragon decoration, no signature.

Japanese Iron Tsuba Pod and vine decoration. No signature.

A Japanese sword katana, blade 26in., shinogi zukuri with asymmetrical fullers, silvered habaki with scratches and grains, gilt highlighted tsuba with relief decoration of a dragon above a stormy sea, corresponding kashira, lacquered saya.

A Japanese sword katana, blade 31 1/2in., shinogi zukuri, ko-suriage nakago with nine character mei, silvered habaki with textured design to raised panels, lobed iron tsuba with gilt highlighted relief decoration of figures and a pagoda to a seeded ground, fuchi and kashira with dragonflies, dragonfly menuki, shingunto type leather covered saya.

A Japanese dagger tanto, blade 10 1/2in., hira-zukuri, copper habaki, nakago with four character mei and two ana, small tsuba, matching fuchi and kashira, botanical menuki, black lacquered saya.

Samurai Sword: Having Leather Scabbard, Brass Tsuba, Leather Scabbard, overall length 95cm Blade with slight curve 67cm condition fair (Blade unsigned)

A JAPANESE WWII KATANA with cord bound fish skin grip and copper alloy tsuba, in black lacquer scabbard (af), the blade, 25 1/2" (65cm) long

A parcel-gilt copper Tsuba, first half of the 19th century, one side with a three-tier pagoda above a waterwheel, the reverse with a stream and pine, Mino School, gilding wear, 6.7cm, fitted box CONDITION REPORT: Small nick to top on obverse, the obverse centre with small nicks, gilding rubbed. Reverse with majority of gilding rubbed.

An iron Tsuba, first half of the 19th century, onlaid in gilt copper, copper and silver with a kara-shi-shi below peony and a butterfly, slight wear, 7.3cm, fitted box CONDITION REPORT: The obverse with rough edge. Gilding rubbed to shi shi. Patination commensurate with age.

An iron Tsuba, last quarter of the 19th century, both surfaces with hollyhock leaves, chased Jyoen saku, 8cm, fitted box CONDITION REPORT: No obvious faults.

Militaria: a Chinese dress sword with tooled leather grip and leather scabbard, petain mounts and tsuba.

THREE SIMILAR JAPANESE DAGGERS WITH CARVED BONE HILT, TSUBA AND SAYA, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH C

A JAPANESE WAKIZASHI BLADE IN PROFUSELY CARVED BONE HILT, MATCHING TSUBA AND SAYA, LATE 19TH C

A Japanese bronze tsuba, in two sections, cast detail, signed, 1.5in.

A Japanese polished steel tsuba: with pierced and scroll decoration of cherry blossom and flowerheads 8cm. wide.

A JAPANESE NCO SWORD, rope bound grip, tsuba, metal/ribbed wooden scabbard, length 100cm