Thomas Del Mar - Arms & Armour

Eastern Arms and Armour
VARIOUS OWNERS
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A JAPANESE KATANA
with curved single-edged blade with wavey hamon, signed
tang pierced with a single hole, signed plain steel tsuba,
fabric-bound sharkskin-covered grip with brass menuki, in
its W.W. II leather-covered saya
63.8cm; 25B in blade
The tang is signed Noshu seki ju Kanetatsu, Mino province.
£600-800
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A JAPANESE WAKIZASHI, 19TH CENTURY
with curved single-edged blade retaining much of its
straight hamon (very small chips at the base), signed tang
pierced with a single hole, steel tsuba with soft metal
inlays, fabric-bound sharkskin-covered grip retaining a gilt
copper menuki on each side, in its lacquered saya with
signed kozuko
44cm; 17D in blade
£400-500
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