A 17th Century Japanese samurai sword/ katana, the hand guard with two dragons on top one dragon below, the hilt guard and pommel guard with coordinated partially gilded design, with a blade lock at the top of the scabbard showing a small spray of grass & flowers. L: 26 1/4" (67cm) [base of hilt to point] Condition: Breaks in the ray skin covering the hilt, loose/ slightly wobbly hilt collar, pommel guard, and hand guard, missing kurikata/ scabbard hanging attachment, missing hilt ornaments (menuki) and hilt wrapping, one slight ding in the blade. - Tenmoku Auctions is, unfortunately, not equipped to unseat the blade from its housings