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A MUROMACHI PERIOD SUE-SEKI HITATSURA HAMON WAKIZASHI

This sword was sold at the Kamakura Sword Show Vol. V Type: Hirazukuri Wakizashi (Unsigned) Item No.: ujwa019 Swordsmith: Attributed to the Sue-Seki (未関) school by the NBTHK Period: Late Muromachi...

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A MEIJI-PERIOD SHIKOMIZUE (ELITE SAMURAI CANE SWORD)

This sword was sold at The Okinawa Sword Show Vol. III Overview (full text description follows photos) Type: Shikomizue Wakizashi (Rare Samurai cane sword) Location: Higo no Kuni (Kumamoto prefecture)...

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AN ECHIZEN NO KAMI SUKEHIRO WAKIZASHI*

Overview (full text description follows photos) Photos (click for larger view) *All photos taken professionally by Eric Bossick for Unique Japan Description: This sword was just polished and looks...

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AN OMI NO KAMI FUJIWARA TSUGUHIRO WAKIZASHI

This sword was sold at The Okinawa Sword Show Vol. III Overview (full text description follows photos) Type: Wakizashi (Signed) Item No.: ujwa030 Swordsmith: Omi no Kami Fujiwara Tsuguhiro (近江守藤原継廣)...

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AN ECHIZEN SUMI-E TSUGUHIRO O-WAKIZASHI

(This sword has been SOLD) Overview (full text description follows photos) Type: O-Wakizashi (Signed Long Wakizashi) Item No.: ujwa038 Swordsmith: Omi no Kami Fujiwara no Tsuguhiro (近江守藤原継広) Period:...

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A DOTANUKI CRAB CLAW O-WAKIZASHI

This sword was sold at the Okinawa Sword Show IV Overview (full text description follows photos) Type: O-Wakizashi (Unsigned Long Wakizashi) Item No.: ujwa039 Swordsmith: Dotanuki Munehiro (同田貫宗広)...

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A CLASSIC YAMATO TEGAI SCHOOL WAKIZASHI

This sword was sold at the Kamakura Sword Show Vol. V Overview (full text description follows photos) Type: Wakizashi (Unsigned, o-suriage) Item No.: ujwa040 Swordsmith: YAMATO TEGAI SCHOOL Period:...

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A SIGNED JUMYO (LONG LIFE) WAKIZASHI

Overview (full text description follows photos) Type: Wakizashi (Signed) Item No.: ujwa041 Swordsmith: Jumyo Period: Mid Edo Period (~1780) Location: Mino Province (present-day Gifu prefecture)...

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A HORSE KOSHIRAE WAKIZASHI

Type: Mumei Wakizashi (Unsigned) Item No.: ujwa042 Swordsmith: Unknown Period: Muromachi Period (15th-16th century) Length: 42.7cm Curvature: 1.4cm Hamon: Chu Notare (midline waves) Included: Koshirae...

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A SIGNED YAMASHIRO NO KAMI KINMICHI WAKIZASHI

This sword has been sold. Overview (full text description follows photos) Type: Wakizashi (Signed) Item No.: ujwa047 Swordsmith: Yamashiro no Kami Kinmichi (5th generation) Mei characters (omote):...

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A KANENOBU UJIFUSA WAKIZASHI

This sword was sold at the Okinawa Sword Show III (November 2011) Overview (full text description follows photos) Type: Wakizashi (Unsigned) Item No.: ujwa050 Swordsmith: Kanenobu (Tokubestu Kitcho by...

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A KAGA ZOUGAN INLAY WAKIZASHI

This sword was sold at the Kamakura Sword Show Vol. V Overview (full text description follows photos) Type: O-Wakizashi (Unsigned) Item No.: ujwa049 Swordsmith: Unknown Period: LATE MUROMACHI – EARLY...

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A KASHU JU IETADA WAKIZASHI

This sword was sold at the Okinawa Sword Show III (November 2011) Overview (full text description follows photos) Type: Wakizashi (Unsigned Wakizashi) Item No.: ujwa052 Swordsmith: Ietada (加州住家忠)...

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A MATSUDAIRA DAIMYO FAMILY KATANA

This sword has been sold to a private collector. Overview (full text description follows photos) Type: Katana (Unsigned) Item No.: ujka048 Period: Late Muromachi to Early Edo (16th-17th century)...

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A NAOE SHIZU KANENOBU KATANA

This sword has been sold. Overview (full text description follows photos) Type: Katana (unsigned, o-suriage) Item No.: ujka046 Swordsmith: Naoe Shizu Kanenobu Provenance: Owned by Naval Captain Ito...

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A YASUHIRO DRAGON WAKIZASHI

This sword was sold at the Yokota Sword Show, Spring 2012 Overview (full text description follows photos) Type: Wakizashi (signed) Item No.: ujwa051 Swordsmith: Yasuhiro Location: Edo (Tokyo) Period:...

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A TAKAHIRA II DRAGON WAKIZASHI

This sword has been sold. Overview (full text description follows photos) Type: Wakizashi (signed AND dated) Item No.: ujwa048 Swordsmith: Kaga no Kuni Takahira (2nd generation) Mei characters...

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AN UOMATSU ICHINORI WWII ARMY GUNTO

This sword has been sold. Overview (full text description follows photos) Type: Gunto (signed and made using traditional methods. This is NOT a mass produced sword.) Item No.: ujgu008 Swordsmith:...

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A SIGNED 1549 NAGAYUKI KATANA

This sword has been sold to a private collector. Overview (full text description follows photos) Type: Katana (signed AND dated) Item No.: ujka049 Swordsmith: Bingo no Kuni Ju Onomichi Goami Nagayuki...

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A SIGNED FIRST GENERATION KANEMICHI WAKIZASHI

This sword is held in a private collection, offers accepted. Overview (full text description follows photos) Type: Wakizashi (Signed with Chrysanthemum) Item No.: ujwa052 Swordsmith: Tango no Kami...

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