Fittings inscribed by Hidetsugu, Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō), Japanese, blade, 19th century; mounting 19th century, Japanese, Steel, wood, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, lacquer, baleen, rayskin (samé), L. in. 17 1/2 in. ( cm); L. of blade 16 15/16 in. (43 cm); L. cutting edge 10 11/16 in. (); D. of curvature 1/8 in. ( cm), Daggers

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Fittings inscribed by Hidetsugu, Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō), Japanese, blade, 19th century; mounting 19th century, Japanese, Steel, wood, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, lacquer, baleen, rayskin (samé), L. in. 17 1/2 in. ( cm); L. of blade 16 15/16 in. (43 cm); L. cutting edge 10 11/16 in. (); D. of curvature 1/8 in. ( cm), Daggers

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