DEMOMSTRATION-STYLE CURVED SWORD WITH SCABBARD - EARLY TO MID-20TH CENTURY

A CURVED BLADES IN THE JAPANESE TRADITION, MOUNTED WITH STEEL FITTINGS AND WRAPPED CORD HANDLES, ACCOMPANIED BY WEATHERED WOODEN SCABBARD. THE UPPER SWORD FEATURES A STRAIGHTER THIN PROFILE WITH A POLISHED STEEL BLADE, WHILST THE LOWER SWORD DISPLAYS A MORE PRONOUNCED CURVE CHARACTERISTIC OF TRADITIONAL JAPANESE SWORD DESIGN.

CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS:
- PRIMARY MATERIAL: STEEL BLADES WITH CURVED PROFILES
- HANDLE CONSTRUCTION: WRAPPED CORD BINDING OVER WOODEN CORE WITH STEEL FERRULE AND GUARD FITTINGS
- SCABBARD: WOODEN CONSTRUCTION WITH STEEL MOUNTING HARDWARE AND CORD BINDING
- STEEL FITTINGS: TSUBA (HAND GUARD) AND FERRULE MOUNTS SHOWING PERIOD PATINA

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
UPPER SWORD: THE BLADE RETAINS A POLISHED FINISH WITH MINOR SURFACE SCRATCHES AND AGE-RELATED DISCOLOURATION. THE HANDLE WRAPPING IS INTACT WITH ORIGINAL CORD BINDING. STEEL FITTINGS SHOW OXIDATION CONSISTENT WITH AGE.

LOWER SWORD: THE BLADE DISPLAYS DARKER PATINA WITH VISIBLE OXIDATION AND SURFACE CORROSION THROUGHOUT, INDICATING USE. THE HANDLE WRAPPING REMAINS SECURE WITH CORD BINDING. THE SCABBARD SHOWS SIGNIFICANT WEATHERING TO THE WOOD SURFACE WITH LOSS OF FINISH AND VISIBLE DETERIORATION TO THE BINDING.

BOTH SCABBARD: WEATHERED WOODEN CONSTRUCTION WITH VISIBLE AGE-RELATED WEAR, LOSS OF SURFACE FINISH, AND DETERIORATION TO THE WRAPPING AND CORD BINDING. STEEL HARDWARE SHOWS OXIDATION AND PATINA.

NOTE: THESE PIECES SHOW HONEST AGE AND PATINA CONSISTENT WITH GENUINE PERIOD USE. NO RESTORATION HAS BEEN APPLIED. THE CONDITION REFLECTS AUTHENTIC HISTORICAL WEAR AND THE PASSAGE OF TIME.

Item Size: Height: 93cm, Width: 5cm, Depth: 7cm, Weight: 2Kg

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

548760+4

Location of item: 9 Hi-Tech Drive, Toormina, NSW, Australia

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