Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō), Japanese, blade, possibly 14th century; mounting, 19th century, Japanese, Steel, wood, lacquer, gold, silver, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), abalone shell, L. 15 9/16 in. ( cm); L. of blade ( cm); L. of cutting edge 8 5/16 in. ( cm), Daggers

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Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō), Japanese, blade, possibly 14th century; mounting, 19th century, Japanese, Steel, wood, lacquer, gold, silver, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), abalone shell, L. 15 9/16 in. ( cm); L. of blade ( cm); L. of cutting edge 8 5/16 in. ( cm), Daggers

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
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