Japanese knife and sheath

kwaiken

kaiken

kwaiken; japanese knife; blade is thin with a single cutting edge; blade is signed in japanese text; black laquered finish on wooden tsuka (handle), a raised copper/silver crests mounted small metal circle on both sides of handle; lacquered metal kurikata (knob on the scabbard that a rope is secured to attach to obi); saya is wooden with a polished black lacquer finish; small hole at end of saya with a small leather ribbon tied through

Japan

W1854 (war)

D287 (Dadley)

History

War History