19th CENTURY JAPANESE DIPLOMATS SWORD.....23
£375.00
ORIGINAL ITEM IN FAIR CONDITION.
THE SWORD SHOWS SIGNS OF WEAR AND THE BLADE SHOWS SIGNS OF PITTING WHICH HAS ERASED SOME OF THE BLADE ETCHING.
THE MOTHER OF PEARL GRIPS ARE MISSING TWO SECTIONS (PICTURES 5 & 6) BUT THE REST OF THE GRIPS ARE SOLID.
THE GUARD HAS A SLIGHT WOBBLE (PICTURE 7) WHICH LEAVES A GAP BETWEEN THE GUARD AND HANDLE.
THE GURAD DEPICTS MOUNT FUJI WITH A RISING SUN FLAG AND NINE STARS.
THE NINE STARS IN JAPANESE CULTURE IS A POPULAR SYSTEM OF ASTROLOGY.
A RARE SWORD WITH SOME FAULTS BUT THE PRICE REFLECTS THIS.
OVERALL LENGTH 94cm.
FREE UK POSTAGE.
YOU MUST BE OVER 18 YEARS OLD TO BUY THIS ITEM.
TOTALLY INERT AND FREE FROM ALL EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL.
LEGAL TO OWN IN THE UK FOR CURIO/DISPLAY OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.
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