A mid to late 20th century Japanese sword in sheath, length 97 cm with accompanying books sword unsigned, books 1. The Samurai sword: a handbook by John M. Yumoto, 2. Japanese military and civil swords and Dirks by Richard Fuller and Ron Gregory
Japanese Samurai mounted on a horse, the Yabusame were mounted samurai archers who often played decisive roles in battles. The samurai is fully armoured, and carrying a bow, a full quiver and a katana. White metal, 18 cm
A fine signed Japanese Samurai sword, the fine katani with a folded steel blade, a sting ray covered and cloth bound handle, with peg, gold relief decorated menuki, fuchi and tsuba, and a signed tanto with embellished handle; signed underneath the handle…
Koto period Katana attributed to Su Mihara dated pre 1596, unsigned but attributed to Su Mihara by Nbthk Hozon Kanteisho, circa 1550. in full Japanese polish. Blade curve, straight temper line & well aged original tang are typical of the late Muromachi…
Late Edo Ansei period Wakizashi attributed to Yokoyama Sukenaga in suguha hamon in full polish. Bizen Yokoyama Sukenaga being the top ranked maker of the Bizen Yokoyama school during the Shinshinto period, highly sought after as representative examples of…
A fine Japanese tanto, Edo period (1603-1837), with a lacquered and patterned sharkskin hilt surmounted by a cloisonne fuchi, a black lacquered scabbard with red pine needle inclusions, the blade with samurai and geisha embellishments, signature and a…
Rare & fine antique Edo period Japanese Samurai sword signed by the sword smith Takahashi Naganobu (left handed swordsmith) and dated 5th month 1865, the mounts are later from World War II
A World War II Japanese Shin Gunto military Samurai sword, signed on fang, military cherry blossom gilt metal mounts. Brown painted scabbard. Length 91.5 cm