Null Tanto.
Copper and brass mounting. Simulated tempered blade.
Black and red l…

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Tanto. Copper and brass mounting. Simulated tempered blade. Black and red lacquered sheet metal scabbard with kosuka. B.E. Modern manufacture

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Tanto. Copper and brass mounting. Simulated tempered blade. Black and red lacquered sheet metal scabbard with kosuka. B.E. Modern manufacture

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Estim. 100 - 150 EUR

Officer's saber model 1845 from the Manufacture de Coulaux & Cie in Klingenthal, late 19th century. Gilded brass mounting, leather handle, signed blade back, leather and brass scabbard (L: 86 cm, blade: 72 cm) (missing watermark, wear).

Estim. 600 - 1 200 EUR

HIROMASA: A KOTO TANTO IN KOSHIRAE HIROMASA: A KOTO TANTO IN KOSHIRAE By Hiromasa, signed Soshu ju Hiromasa Japan, c. 1460-1480, Muromachi period (1333-1573) The blade: The sugata is hira-zukuri with iori mune, forged in itame hada with a narrow suguha-notare hamon. Each side of the blade with horimono, depicting Daikoku to one side and a dragon writhing around a vajra-handled ken sword to the other. The nakago with one mekugi-ana, a kuri jiri, and the mei reading Soshu ju HIROMASA – likely the fourth generation. The gold habaki with diagonal file marks and punched decoration. The mounting: The copper tsuba of oval form. The copper fuchi and kashira finely decorated in shakudo hirazogan with butterflies and scroll. The tsuka covered in rayskin and wrapped with dark-blue textile. The copper menuki finely modeled in the form of seabreams with shibuichi-inlaid eyes. The saya lacquered in lustrous roiro. With a registration card noting the signature, nagasa, sori curvature, number of mekugi-ana. NAGASA 26.6 cm, LENGTH 41.8 cm Condition: Good condition with minor wear and manufacturing irregularities, the blade with minor rust spots and ware.

Estim. 800 - 1 600 EUR

A KOTO TANTO IN KOSHIRAE, THE BLADE ATTRIBUTED TO SHIMADA, WITH NBTHK CERTIFICATE A KOTO TANTO IN KOSHIRAE, THE BLADE ATTRIBUTED TO SHIMADA, WITH NBTHK CERTIFICATE Unsigned, the blade attributed to Shimada Japan, the blade early 16 th century, Muromachi period (1333-1573), the mounting Edo period (1615-1868) The blade: The sugata is hira-zukuri with iori mune, forged in itame hada with a flamboyant choji midare hamon with pronounced nioi and some ashi. The blade with horimono to each side, one with gomabashi and the other with a ken sword terminating in a groove. The nakago with one mekugi-ana and a kuri jiri. The gilt-metal habaki with diagonal file marks. The mounting: The iron tsuba of mokko gata form, with two hitsu, and finely worked to each side with a ferocious dragon amid swirling clouds. The parcel-gilt copper fuchi decorated with a band of prunus blossoms. The tsuka covered in rayskin and wrapped with dark-blue textile. The parcel-gilt and silvered metal menuki in the form of karashishi. The saya lacquered with lustrous roiro. With an NBTHK Kicho (‘Precious’) certificate attributing the blade to Shimada from the Koto period. NAGASA 29.8 cm, LENGTH 58.5 cm (the koshirae) Condition: Overall good condition with minor wear, the blade with a tiny shallow chip near the tang, some ware, little fukure, the saya with minor age cracks and light scratches.

Estim. 600 - 1 200 EUR

A TANTO IN KOSHIRAE, EDO A TANTO IN KOSHIRAE, EDO Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) The blade: Mohora-zukuri with iori mune, the hamon is sugu in nioi-deki, the hada is mokume. The habaki is of bronze decorated with three horizontal lines. The nakago with one mekugi-ana, the tip is kuri jiri. The mounting: The tsuka handle and saya lacquered in black, the saya decorated to both sides with paulownia leaves. NAGASA 19.5 cm, blade LENGTH 27 cm, total LENGTH 31 cm (the koshirae) Condition: The blade is in good condition with minor wear and fukure, and minuscule nibbles to the ha (edge). The koshirae in good condition with some wear, small nicks, and minor repairs. Provenance: Hungarian private collection.

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