Bidspirit auction | Decorative Dragon Themed Katana Style

Decorative Dragon Themed Katana Style Sword with Cast Metal Fittings and Black Lacquered Scabbard - A decorative dragon-themed sword styled after a Japanese katana, of modern mass-market manufacture. The sword features an ornate cast-metal pommel in the form of a dragon head with a scaled neck. The grip is covered in a cream-coloured textured synthetic material, divided by a central metallic ring. The handguard is a heavy cast-metal piece depicting a coiled dragon. The polished steel blade is decorated with a prominent wavy temper line or hamon, which is an acid-etched or wire-brushed surface treatment. A small stamped mark is present on the blade near the handguard, though the individual characters are not clearly legible. The sword is accompanied by a black lacquered timber scabbard featuring a black textile cord wrap and decorative cast-metal fittings at both ends. Overall Length: 101 cm Scabbard Length: 76 cm Blade Length: 69 cm.