Brea, California, United States
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Auction featuring a wide variety of antique firearms, edged weapons, armour, antique hats, unique fossils and minerals as well as ethnographic art including pre-Columbian and African pieces.
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LOT 32:
Signed Japanese Katana Sword, Koto Period 900CE - 1596CE
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Sold for: $550
Start price:
$
500
Estimated price :
$600 - $900
Buyer's Premium: 25%
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sales tax: 7.75%
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Signed Japanese Katana Sword, Koto Period 900CE - 1596CE
Japanese long sword or katana with full signature and of the Koto period. Sheathed in an all wood scabbard with an exposed blackened tang. Size 37" overall, blade 26" L
Koto refers to the old sword period or era from about 900-1596. Many of the blades from this period can be described as lighter and more curved or well formed which saw a decline at the beginning of the Shinto period.
