An antique Meiji era (1868-1912) mounted police sword/ hanger with Shinshinto period (1781-1876) blade. A really nice original example in very fine overall condition. A YouTube video will be coming out soon on this item, so watch this space...
During World War II a swordsmith named Chounsai Emura (real name: Emura Shigetato), originally from Tokushima in Shikoku, operated a sword making school on the grounds of the Okayama Prison. He made sword blades himself and also trained prisoners to make sword blades in support of the Japanese war effort. Emura san died in 1960. He made numerous ve...
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