A HAMIDASHI Japan, 19th ct. Length of the blade 27.5 cm, hira zukuri, gunome hamon, nakago: ubu, two mekugi-ana, rubbed. Koshirae: iron hamidashi tsuba with inlays of copper, sentoku-fuchi with a monkey in shakudo, iron kashira with shishi and dragon, copper menuki in shape of two fighting samurai, kozuka (shiremono), binding of lacquered elephant hair, black lacquer saya, sageo. From an old German private collection, acquired prior to 2007