A tachi in shippo mounting, Japan, blade Muromachi period, fittings late Edo period Blade shinogi-zukuri, chu-kissaki, torii-zori. Suguha hamon with some midare. Komaru boshi without kaeri. Masame itame hada. Minor rust marks on the surface, a 7 cm long forging flaw on the mune behind the kissaki. Nakago with sujikai yasurime, one mekugi-ana, mumei. Koshirae and mokko tsuba of shippo on open brass work showing coloured flowers on black ground. Partially slightly restored, koiguchi missing. Length k/m cm, total length 101 cm. historic, historical, 19th cent,

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