Kyu-Gunto Japanese naval officers saber, 1883 model
Steel blade, slightly curved, single-edged, with one groove on both sides, nickel-plated. Ephesus consists of a handle and a guard. Brass guard, with one protective bow, smoothly turning into an asymmetrical handle cup. The guards cup is decorated with cut-out floral ornament. The far end of the cup is bent down towards the butt of the blade. The back of the handle is solid brass, ornamented with a dotted background with images of kadosakura and leaves. The back smoothly passes into the head of the handle and has an extension in the center, decorated with the image of a sakura flower. A wooden handle, covered with stingray leather, is intertwined with twisted wire along horizontal grooves. Leather scabbard with a brass device, consisting of a mouth, a clip, two movable rings for a harness and a tip with an asymmetric shoe. The scabbard is decorated in the same style as the hilt.
Brands: Guard cup from below: "N" in a rhombus
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