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JAPANESE SAMURAI STYLE SWORD IN LACQUERED SHEATH, 29" BLADE WITH RELIEF ETCHED SIGNATURE AND DESIGN, CAST IRON TSUBA

A Japanese Katana, World War Two period, 60cms (22½") blade, gilt brass tsuba, wire bound fish skin drip in a wooden saya.

A Japanese sword, 65cms, (25½") curved blade, pierced and cast bronze tsuba, tape-bound fish skin grip, in a leather covered saya. Provenance: Presented by Admiral The Lord Louis Mountbatten, Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia. Described as a Japanese Officer`s sword surrendered 1945 on a hardwood stand, with presentation certificate and signed menu, Headquarters 14th Army, Connaught Rooms, Friday 7th June 1945.

An early 20th Century Japanese Kutani having leather bound handle, foliate cast Tsuba and contained within leather covered scabbard.

A Japanese wakizashi in lacquer scabbard, signed Isawa, the blade mounted with an iron tsuba cast with a waterfall scene, two character signature, the black lacquer scabbard once with decoration in gilt, the blade 55cm (21.75in) long

Two tsuba and a pair of menuki, one of the former in modern wood box and cast in iron with raised gourd decoration, 7cm (2.75in) wide, the second tsuba cast with a dragon within scrolls, signed Mitsunaga and framed with crane and shishi menuki (4)

Fine quality Japanese Chisa Katana sword, the late 16th century blade possibly Mino, with vibrant polished straight hamon and tight hada (grain), unsigned, early iron pierced tsuba and shagreen bound handle with applied quality fittings of the late Edo period, with hilt mounts in gold and nanako depicting dragons comprising fushi kashira (end on top ring) and menuki (small decorations beneath the binding), brown lacquer scabbard with matching end engraved pommel of entwined foliage, blade 24" long, 35" long overall

A Japanese wakizashi, with curved single edged blade, length approx 58cm (pitted and edge nicks), oval iron tsuba, tape bound grip (repaired with sellotape), in its black and green fleck lacquered wooden scabbard.

A Japanese Second World War military katana, with curved single edged blade, length approx 64.5cm, plain tang struck `2`, oval copper tsuba, cord bound fishskin covered grip, with chrysanthemum menuki, in its brass bound wooden scabbard (covering missing).

A Japanese Katana, 19th century, with a curved 73cm, single-edged blade retaining traces of a wavy hamon, un-signed tang, pierced wih a single hole, iron tsuba inlaid in soft metal, fabric-bound shark-skin covered grip with menuki, in its steel mounted lacquered wooden saya.

A Japanese Wakizashi, 19th century, 40cm curved blade, iron tsuba cast with a single song-bird and inlaid with soft metals, bound, fish-skin grip, floral menuki, in its mounted lacquered saya, 67cm

A Japanese Wakizashi, 19th century, with curved single-edged blade 35cm with traces of wavy hamon, un-signed tang pierced with a single hole, signed pierced steel tsuba with fabric-bound sharkskin covered grip with menuki, in its lacquered wooden saya, (with damages and repairs) 55cm overall.

A Japanese sword katana, blade 26”, 3 holes in tang and 1 drilled through fuchi, circular tsuba with thin gold line thread of stripes between oval lakes. GC (saya AF, signature cut off)

A Japanese sword with ornate bronze Tsuba and metalwork scabbard.

A Japanese Wakizashi with a cloth bound fish skin covered hilt, iron tsuba and 38.5cm h steel blade in a lacquered scabbard with a copper handled knife

A black forest carved bear, black glass eyes, some damge to feet, a bronze tsuba, a cut throat razor, two pairs of glasses, nut crackers and other items (a parcel)

A Japanese Edo period iron Tsuba with gold on laid decoration.

Three Japanese carved ivory figures, collection of ivory napkin rings, cast iron Tsuba and a Chinese filigree white metal card case.

A Japanese WWII officer`s samurai sword with fine steel blade, bronze tsuba, lacquer scabbard in a leather outer scabbard,

A Wakizashi, u-no-kubi-zukuri blade 23 in., koshi-bi with kaki-toshi, iori-mune, pierced iron tsuba, tsuka with iron fuchi and kashira, paired menuki in the form of vajra, tape wrapped fishskin covered grip; together with two various saya. (3).

A tsuba, iron overlaid in gold, silver and shakudo; one face with a dragon, a phoenix and a horse; the other with a two dragons and a circular mon; all amid foliage, the edge covered with gold

An iron tsuba, each face with a stylised dragon in relief, the centre with a design suggestive of a shitogi tsuba, beaded edge with a raised rim

A tanto, hira zukuri blade 11 in., a short hi to one side and two shallow hi to the other, nakago with irregular file marks (lacks hamachi), gold covered habaki with discreet bands of slanting file marks, hamidashi tsuba with a border of leaves and flowerheads in gilt, fuchi and kashira incised and gilt each depicting one side of a tug of war between two deities, tape wrapped tsuka with menuki in the form of a dragonfly and a grasshopper, saya with metallic painted insects to a mottled red lacquered ground, kojiri of white metal with scrolling pattern in relief, kozuka with incised depiction of Guan Yu

A shingunto katana, NCO type, blade 27 1/4 in. with narrow hi and stamped 50433 and with an inspection mark, brass habaki, pierced and shaped brass tsuba, cast aluminium tsuka with four cannonball arsenal mark, inspection mark and trade mark, green painted steel saya with serial number corresponding to that on the blade

A Japanese bronze Tsuba painted decoration to the figures with a bamboo design to reverse

A Japanese samurai sword, having leather scabbard, foliate decorated Tsuba, woven grip and shagreen handle, blade 96cm long - see illustration

A Japanese Wakizashi, the 32.5cm steel blade with brass one piece habaki, the tang signed on one side, the tang tip is broken off through the secondary mekugi-ana, the scabbard, tsuba and grip is of bone or deer antler and well carved with deities, Samurai warriors, dragons and cloud bands. (the seppa, one hanging ring and band missing).

A Pre 1945 Japanese NCO`s Sword (Shin-Gunto), the single edge fullered steel blade stamped 30958, with brass tsuba and parcel gilt alluminium hilt made to simulate lacing, with original steel scabbard stamped 30958.

A Japanese Wakizashi, the the 45.5cm steel blade with copper habaki, the tang bearing traces of a signature and with one filled in mekugi-ana, plain iron tsuba and braid bound fish skin grip with one bird menuki, the red lacquered wood saya with horn mounts, set with a white metal kozuka, the grip worked with a grasshopper, rocks and flowers.

A Japanese bronze and silver-mounted tsuba, decorated with a heron amongst reeds, 7.9cm

A PAIR OF JAPANESE BRONZE VASES of archaistic form, each ovoid body mounted with five and six tsuba-shaped panels with chased decoration and inlaid with silver and gold-coloured metal, the necks with stylised elephant handles, Meiji, 15?" high (2). See illustration

A JAPANESE SWORD KATANA, in second World War period shin-gunto fittings, single edge blade with signature to tang, iron tsuba, cord bound sharkskin grip and leather covered scabbard. 27.5" blade x 37" Long overall.

A JAPANESE SWORD KATANA, in second World War shin-gunto fittings. 27.5" single edge watered blade with signature to tang, bronze tsuba and cord bound sharkskin grip. Leather covered wooden scabbard. 39" Long overall.

A JAPANESE SWORD KATANA, Second World War shin-gunto design with 27.5" fullered blade stamped with number 102884, bronze tsuba and metal simulated cord bound sharks skin grip. Leather covered metal scabbard with presentation plaque dated 1945. 38" Long overall.

A Japanese ivory mounted Kodachi, with curved blade, the saya and tsuka richly carved with scenes of dignitaries, bijin and attendants, amongst flowers and temples with flower and dragon bands, the tsuba decorated with ho-ho birds, blade length 50cm, length overall 80.5cm

An antique Japanese Wakazashi sword, length of blade 40cm, with pierced iron tsuba complete with lacquered scabbard

Two Japanese pierced brass Tsuba, one with dragon design

A reproduction bronze tsuba, an antique-style Chinese compass and a Chinese simulated bamboo box, together with five modern Japanese woodcuts, framed

A Japanese Second World War Army Officer`s Katana, with 66cm steel blade, one piece copper habaki, prunus cast brass tsuba, braid bound sharkskin hilt with brass triple chrysanthemum menuki, with brown and blue officer`s cord and leather covered scabbard.

A Japanese Meiji period Tachi, the ivory tsuka and saya finely carved figures and animals in landscapes interspersed by bands of foliage, the oval tsuba carved around the rim with birds in flight, 91cm (40") long overall

A JAPANESE SWORD AND SCABBARD. the 66.5cm Kutana blade with gilt bronze and copper tsuba of barbed outline with four flowers, fuchi-kashira and bound rayskin covered grip, the patinated metal scabbard with kiku ring, early 20th c, tang unexamined. ++ Some external wear to the patina etc

A JAPANESE W.W.II N.C.O`s KATANA, NO.144050. with curved regulation blade, steel tsuba, aluminium grip, in its saya. 67.5cm; 26 5/8in blade

A JAPANESE KATANA. with curved single-edged blade, plain tang pierced with two holes, pierced iron tsuba, fabric-bound sharkskin-covered grip, with two regulation brass menuki, in its regulation leather-covered wooden saya (worn), together with a note recording its surrender by 2nd Lieutenant Kitazawa to Flying Officer Aitken at Saigon on 11th December 1945. 57cm; 22 1/2in blade

A three colour metal Tsuba

A Japanese Katana sword, the saya bears engraved plaque, `Surrender sword 16 Sept 1945 Government House Hong Kong`, floral decorated gilded tsuba, tang signed, overall 97cm (38in)

Two Japanese bronze Tsuba sword guards with bird and dragon decoration (2)

Two Japanese bronze Tsuba sword guards with warrior and figure decoration (2)

Two Japanese bronze Tsuba sword guards with cockerel and floral decoration (2)

A Japanese wakizashi with slightly curved single edged blade, length approx 31cm (defective, rust and abrasion), and fishskin covered grip with flower and insect menuki (binding and tsuba missing), in its black lacquered wooden sheath (defective, kozuka missing), together with a 2nd pattern Fairbairn-Sykes commando knife with double edged blade, length approx 15.5cm, oval crosspiece and brass grip with chequered finish, two African daggers, a horn comb in the form of a fish and beech wall pocket, possibly for pipes.

A Japanese Wakisashi 19th century, with plain single edged 40cm blade, signed on the tang, single mekugi-ana, the plain bronze tsuba with a decorative whitemetal edging inlaid with floral scrolls in silver wire, the shark skin and cord bound tsuka with bronze menuki depicting Samurai warriors on horseback, the fuchi and kashira in pictorial inlaid bronze, contained in a black lacquered saya with a signed kogai with gilt bronze kozuka, 26in (66cm) long overall.

A Japanese Katana with a plain 65cm blade, signed to one side on the tang, single mekugi-ana, the oval gilt copper tsuba with a parcel-gilt `sunray` design, the fish skin and cord bound tsuka with gilt floral menuki, the gilt copper fuchi and kashira with floral and foliate decoration on a stippled ground, the kashira with hanging loop, contained in a lacquered fishskin saya with two gilt metal obi-tori and giltmetal shibakiki, the ishizuke with stamped number `213917`, overall length 39.5in (100cm).

Two iron tsuba, one cast with a three pronged wheel shaped roundel on the opposite side to the kozuka hole, 7.5cm (3in) wide and the other diagonally pierced with spiky trefoils, 6.5cm (2.5in) wide (2).

A boxed inlaid iron tsuba, cast on one side with two oak sprigs and five gilt acorns and on the other with a sprig of three acorns, 7cm (2.75in) wide.

A boxed gilt iron tsuba, pierced and cast with millet, the seeds gilt on the signed side, signed Shoan(?), 7cm (2.75in).

An iron tsuba, the rounded square shape pierced with cash medallions, the sword hole partially plugged with brass, 7cm (2.75in) wide.

`The seven sages of the bamboo grove`, a shakudo tsuba, pierced and cast in relief with the men studying a scroll, their details picked out in gold, silver and copper, signed Goshu Hikone ju Soheishi Niudo Soten sei, 7.5cm (3in) wide, with wood box.

A lacquer box and cover, c. 1900, of tsuba section, the lid with an eagle perched on flowering prunus above magnolia, the flowers inlaid with mother of pearl, stained ivory and coral, 13cm (2)

A shingunto katana, NCO type, blade 27 1/2 in. with narrow hi and stamped `127929`, brass habaki, plain iron tsuba, cast aluminium tsuka, steel scabbard with corresponding serial number.

A shingunto katana, NCO type, blade 27 1/2 in. with narrow hi and stamped `129717`, brass habaki, plain iron tsuba, cast aluminium tsuka, steel scabbard with corresponding serial number.

A katana, blade 26 in., suguha hamon, copper habaki, iron tsuba with radial piercing, tsuka with paired menuki, red lacquered saya.