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A RARE KOREAN MILITARY SWORD ( HWANDO), JOSEON DYNASTY
A RARE KOREAN MILITARY SWORD ( HWANDO), JOSEON DYNASTY with slightly curved broad blade double-edged towards the point, formed with a full-length fuller and a shorter fuller along the back-edge on each face, octagonal iron guard (loose) decorated in silver with scrolling foliage in low relief on each face, iron ferrule and 'Court Hat' pommel each decorated in silver with further designs, fabric-covered grip with a copper alloy menuki-style mount on each face, in its black-painted wooden scabbard with characteristic iron mounts decorated with silver, with an associated leather thong and a silvered iron suspension (the silver with losses, light surface rust), , 69.2 cm blade
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A RARE KOREAN MILITARY SWORD ( HWANDO), JOSEON DYNASTY
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