A Fine & Exquisitely Crafted Japanese Kozuka C.1675 Newly Listed 8 mm x 29 mm

8 mm x 29 mm

1914 in Plymouth

two are maker marked "W SCULLY MONTREAL"

which included the civic aquarium

A French Legion of Honour

A Fine & Exquisitely Crafted Japanese Kozuka C.1675 Newly Listed 8 mm x 29 mmSteel blade, magnetic, with a semi sharp edge and a very sharp tip, Japanese markings on the blade's obverse, the blade measuring 108 mm in length. Handle in blackened bronze, the obverse illustrating two fish, the front one silvered, the other fish in bronze with a gold coloured gilt, both fish on a pebbled background, the knife measuring 201 mm in length. Contact marks on the blade, silvering and gold gilt wear evident on the fish, blackening wear