SWORD (NO SHEATH) JAPANESE KATANA - NO FITTINGS
W1970.956
W1970.956
Blade
Type: DAITO
Mei: unclear
Nagasa: 65.6 cm
Sori: 2.0 cm, torii
Sugata: shinogi tsukuri, iori mune
Nakago: 20.2 cm, one mekugi ana, ubu
Kissaki: chu
Hada: unclear due to poor condition of blade
Hamon: unclear due to poor condition of blade
Date: c. mid-20th century
This is a katana blade made during the Showa era.
Koshirae
Type: BUKE ZUKURI
Saya: missing
Tsuka: small grain same, bound with brown cotton, over wood
Fuchi/kashira: fuchi of black lacquer, kashira of plain iron
Menuki: flat iron disks
Tsuba: missing
Overall length: 85.8 cm
This style of mounting is often associated with the Satsuma Rebellion period (1877), when many arsenals were manufacturing practical fighting weapons from ‘odds and ends’ to arm the common soldiers of the rebels. Swords mounted in this cheap makeshift way are not uncommon, however this hilt was probably fitted in the post-World War II period by a collector.
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
| Accession Number: | W1970.956 |
|---|---|
| Accession Date: | 19 Apr 1967 |
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