SWORD - JAPANESE - KATANA
W1970.954
W1970.954
Blade
Type: DAITO
Mei: mumei. Marked (in Japanese numerals): JU, ICHI
Nagasa: 62.5 cm
Sori: 0.4 cm, torii
Sugata: hira tsukuri, hira mune
Nakago: 20.0 cm, one mekugi ana, ubu
Kissaki: fukura kareru
Hada: muhada
Hamon: nil
Date: c. 1945
This appears to be either a hobby sword of garrison troops or a makeshift weapon made by troops short of supplies. The fact that it is numbered ‘11’ suggests it was made in a crude workshop; however, the crudeness of both the construction and the numerals indicates local, rather than a centralised official production.
Koshirae
Type: GUNTO/BUKE ZUKURI
Saya: brown leather over wood
Tsuka: leather, bound with brown cotton over wood
Fuchi/kashira: fuchi plain brass, kashira missing
Menuki: missing
Tsuba: plain iron of naga-maru-gata shape. Dimensions: 6.3 x 7.0 x 0.4 cm
Overall length: 86.0 cm
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
| Accession Number: | W1970.954 |
|---|---|
| Accession Date: | 19 Apr 1967 |
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