A Second World War Japanese Imperial Naval Officer's Dagger, with 21cm single edge steel blade, brass recurving crossguard, wire bound fish skin grip with brass leaf sheathed kashira, the ray skin lacquer scabbard with prunus chased brass mounts; a Modern Japanese Tanto Dagger and Scabbard; a Similar Chinese Dagger, the 13.5cm double edge steel blade with central narrow fuller to each side, inlaid with gold script, with brass mounted fish skin grip and steel scabbard with brass mounts (3)
Guide Price: £300-500
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A Second World War Japanese Army Officer's Katana, the 64.5cm Gendaito steel blade with single edge and Horimono decoration of dragon and flaming pearl to the top edge, one piece brass habaki, bronze copper tsuba embossed with rockwork and prunus branches, braid bound fish skin grip with bronze triple chrysanthemum head menuki, the copper kashira set with a silver mon and chrysanthemum head, with leather cover lacquer saya.
Guide Price: £400-600
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A Pair of Meiji Period Japanese Tanto Daggers, each with 20cm single edge steel blade with a narrow fuller to the top edge, single piece copper habaki, braid bound fish skin grip with bronze grasshopper menuki, hammered bronze kashira, the lacquer saya with bronze handled kozuka and kogai
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A 19th Century Japanese Tanto Dagger, the 16cm single edge steel blade with one piece brass habaki, the bone grip and scabbard carved and stained with scribes, damaged.
Guide Price: £80-120
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A Japanese Wakizashi, the 46.5cm single edge steel blade with two piece white metal habaki, the tang bearing traces of a signature and three mekugi ana, the iron tsuba cast with rockwork and trees, braid bound fish skin grip with bronze turtle menuki, the iron kashira and fuchi decorated with a buffalo and a dragonfly in gilt.
Guide Price: £300-400
View Lot No. 184
A Second World War Japanese Army Officer's Katana, the 62.5cm Gendaito blade with one piece brass habaki, parcel gilt bronze tsuba cast with prunus blossom, braid bound fish skin grip with bronze triple chrysanthemum head menuki, with leather covered lacquer saya and brown cord with tassels.
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A Japanese Katana, the 66.5cm steel blade with one piece copper habaki, iron tsuba decorated with scrolling tendrils, blue braid bound fish skin grip with bronze lion dog menuki, iron kashira, with red speckled lacquer saya.
View Lot No. 186
A Chinese Sword, the 71.5cm single edge steel blade signed at the ricasso, with cupped brass guard, braid bound grip and black cloth covered wooden scabbard with two foliate cast brass brackets for the suspension rings.
View Lot No. 187
A Chinese Eating Set, of a knife and a pair of bone chopsticks, in a tortoiseshell covered bamboo sheath set with a brass ring for attachment to a girdle.
Guide Price: £40-60
View Lot No. 188
A Japanese Iron Tsuba, of undulating circular form, inlaid with leaves and tendrils in brass.
View Lot No. 189