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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;the blacksmith, post: 11825532, member: 20148&quot;]Unfortunately no Komo, I did have some, but they were destroyed in a fire.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/frown.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":(" unselectable="on" /> This now the only picture of it that I have.</p><p><br /></p><p>This however a very similar blade, though the mounts on mine were far simpler. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/biggrin.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":D" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://nihontoantiques.com/project/antique-japanese-sword-fss-761/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://nihontoantiques.com/project/antique-japanese-sword-fss-761/" rel="nofollow">https://nihontoantiques.com/project/antique-japanese-sword-fss-761/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I did show the blade to the late Basil Robinson of the V&amp;A, who thought first or second generation Shigetaka. I also showed it to the late Victor Harris at the British Museum, who loved it, as it was a sword that one would be prepared and expect to use every day, with simple, functional mounts, as opposed to those shown in the link above. the tsuba was solid copper covered with a hammered gold foil overlay. The fuchi and kashira&nbsp; (pommel and ferrule), were plain iron, and the menuki were bronze wasps. The original saya (scabbard) which I also had, was plain bløack&nbsp; laquered wood covered with leather, which was fairly normal when used in a combat area.</p><p><br /></p><p>The blade on the sword was what is termed suriage (cut down), where the tang is shortened in antiquity, which meant that there was only half of the signature still&nbsp; evident , Echizen Ju Harima (no) Dai......... Shortening blades like this was quite normal practice in earlier days, especially if the blade was extremely long, or as was the case with this sword, with very little curvature to it. Cutting the blade down made them easier to fast draw if required and one needed to defend oneself!</p><p><br /></p><p>As you can see from the above link, this is just what you need for cutting bushes and stabbing doors!................. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie19" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie28" alt=":brb:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie66" alt=":nailbiting:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie14" alt=":arghh:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>My apologies to LoveTheHunt, this is all about a sword of mine, not yours. Sorry about that !<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/redface.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":oops:" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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