SWORD JAPANESE, DAITO, SHIRASAYA
W1970.908a-b
Blade Type: DAITO
Mei: mumei
Nagasa: 58.8 cm
Sori: 0.9 cm
Sugata: shinogi tsukuri iori mune
Nakago: 15.3 cm, two mekugi ana, suriage
Kissaki: chu
Hada: obscured by abrasion
Hamon: sanbonsugi
Date: c. 1600
Koshirae
Type: SHIRASAYA
Saya: plain white wood
Tsuka: plain white wood to match scabbard
Overall length: 83.0 cm
Ref; TROTTER George, Japanese Swords and Fittings in the Western Australian Museum, Western Australian Museum, Perth 1989, No26. ,
page 36
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
Accession Number: | W1970.908a-b |
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Accession Date: | 18 Apr 1967 |
Material
Wood | b - scabbard |
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Measurement
length | 830mm |
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length | 588mm | nagasa blade |
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length | 153mm | nagako [tang that fits into hilt] |
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