Samurai sword and scabbard

Object detail

Production date

1939-1945

Media/Materials

Hilt: pommel [missing]
Grip: wood and shark skin (shagreen) covering
Guard: metal: disc: plain
Blade: steel: slightly curved
Scabbard: wood, lacquered steel cap curved with fixed suspension ring (wood)
Decoration: scabbard: steel cap: floral

Measurements

Hilt: 235mm
Blade: 677mm
Scabbard: 720mm
Sword: 905mm

Production place

Japan

Collection

Waikato Historical Society/Social History

Department collection type

Social History

Credit line

Waikato Historical Society Collection
Courtesy of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato

Accession number

1964/197/1.1-2

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Classification

Sword Armaments Edged Weapons

Object type

Sword Weapon Scabbard

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Sword Scabbard Sabre

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