Thomas Del Mar Ltd - Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 28th June 2017

A JAPANESE LACQUERED SWORD CASE (KATANA ZUTSU), EDO PERIOD of characteristic form, the outside lacquered green, painted with a gold mon and fitted...

A JAPANESE LACQUERED SWORD CASE (KATANA ZUTSU), EDO PERIOD of characteristic form, similar to the preceding but smaller, the outside lacquered gre...

A JAPANESE STAND FOR A DAISHO (KATANE KAKE), MEIJI PERIOD decorated with a gilt dragon surrounded by swirling clouds and tongues of fire 45.0 cm; ...

A JAPANESE SWORD (KATANA), LATE EDO PERIOD with slightly curved single-edged blade formed with a long slender fuller along the back-edge on each f...

**A JAPANESE SWORD (KATANA) with curved single-edged blade with straight hamon, formed with two grooves with differing characters on each face and...

A JAPANESE SWORD (KATANA) with curved single-edged blade (tip reshaped), plain tang pierced with two mekugi-ana, iron tsuba decorated with kura e...

A JAPANESE SWORD (KATANA) with curved single-edged blade with straight hamon (one small area ground), plain tang pierced with a single mekugi-ana,...

A JAPANESE SWORD (KATANA) with curved single-edged blade with wavy hamon, plain tang pierced with a single mekugi-ana, iron tsuba decorated with f...

A JAPANESE SWORD (KATANA) for a Daimyô, with slightly curved single-edged blade with fine wavy hamon, suriage tang signed 'Kanesada' and pierced w...

A JAPANESE SWORD (KATANA), EARLY 20TH CENTURY with slightly curved single-edged blade with straight hamon, tang signed '...Kuni ju Kiyokane saku',...

A JAPANESE SWORD (KATANA) with curved single-edged blade with straight hamon (small areas of pitting), chiselled over the back-edge on each side w...

A JAPANESE SWORD (KATANA) with curved single-edged blade formed with a pair of grooves of differing length on each face, plain tang pierced with t...

TWO JAPANESE SWORD (KATANA) BLADES 20TH CENTURY the first for a military sword, with slightly curved single-edged blade with straight hamon, tang ...

**A JAPANESE SWORD (KATANA) with curved single-edged blade with uneven hamon, plain tang pierced with a single mekugi-ana, iron tsuba chiselled wi...

**A JAPANESE W.W.II SWORD (KATANA) with curved single-edged blade with uneven hamon, tang pierced with a single mekugi-ana and signed 'Mino ju Shi...

A JAPANESE W.W.II OFFICER'S SWORD (KATANA) with curved single-edged blade with straight hamon, tang pierced with a single mekugi-ana, signed 'Kane...

A JAPANESE SHORTSWORD (WAKIZASHI) probably for a merchant, with slightly curved single-edged blade with straight hamon, plain tang pierced with a...

A JAPANESE SHORTSWORD (WAKIZASHI) with slightly curved single-edged blade formed with a flat back-edge, plain tang pierced with a single mekugi-an...

A JAPANESE SHORT SWORD (WAKIZASHI) with curved single-edged blade with wavy hamon, plain tang pierced with a single mekugi-ana, iron tsuba decorat...

A JAPANESE WAKIZASHI with slightly curved single-edged blade formed with straight hamon, tang signed Morishige, in shira saya, together with signe...

A JAPANESE SHORTSWORD (WAKIZASHI) with slightly curved single-edged blade with wavy hamon, tang signed 'Yasutsugu saku' and pierced with two mekug...

A JAPANESE SHORT SWORD (WAKIZASHI) with curved single-edged blade, tang pierced with a single mekugi-ana and signed (worn), carved wooden grip and...

TWO JAPANESE MOUNTS FOR A WAKIZASHI, EDO PERIOD comprising fuchi and kashira each decorated in iro-e on a shakudô nanako ground with dragons 3.7 c...

A JAPANESE DAGGER (AIKUCHI TANTO) with single-edged robust blade with straight hamon, formed with a short groove along the back-edge on each face,...

A JAPANESE ARMOUR PIERCING DAGGER (YOROIDOSHI TANTO) with robust blade, tang signed 'Sanbun...' 'Munechika' and pierced with a single mekugi-ana, ...

˜A JAPANESE SHORT SWORD (TANTO) with curved single-edged blade formed with a reinforced point (areas of pitting), tang pierced with a single mekug...

A JAPANESE DAGGER (TANTO) with single-edged blade with wavy hamon, tang pierced with three mekugi-ana and signed 'Mihara ju' (shortened), small ov...

A JAPANESE DAGGER (TANTO) with single-edged blade with a straight hamon, and a low-triangular section back-edge, plain tang pierced with two mekug...

A JAPANESE BONE-MOUNTED DAGGER (TANTO) with slightly curved single-edged blade, bone hilt carved with a serpent mask in the round (tsuba loose), i...

A JAPANESE LONG SPEAR (OMI-YARI) with long blade of triangular section, formed with a long slender fuller on the innermost face and with fine slig...

A JAPANESE SPEAR (NAGINATA) with curved blade formed with wavy hamon and a short groove along the back-edge on each face at the base, tang pierced...

A JAPANESE SPEAR (NAGINATA) with curved blade formed with wavy hamon, formed with a short groove along the back-edge on each face at the base, tan...

A JAPANESE SPEAR (UCHI-NE) of flattened-diamond section and moulded at the base, straight hamon, and long tang pierced with a single mekugi-ana an...

A JAPANESE SPEAR (MAGARI-YARI), EDO PERIOD with tapering terminal blade of flattened-diamond section, a pair of symmetrical basal lugs, tapering h...

A JAPANESE SPEAR (MAGARI-YARI) with terminal spike of flattened-diamond section, a pair of basal lugs, the principle edges with straight hamon, an...

A JAPANESE IRON ARROW, EDO PERIOD with large leaf-shaped head pierced with symmetrical arrangements of hearts and long slender tang 63.0 cm; 24 3/...

TWO JAPANESE SWORD GUARDS (TSUBA) the first of bronze, signed 'Masanori', with kozuka hitsu-ana, finely chiselled with an openwork design involvin...

A JAPANESE SWORD GUARD (TSUBA) of iron mokko gata form, with sekigane, kozuka hitsu-ana and kogai hitsu-ana, decorated with a pagoda, a figure in ...

A JAPANESE SWORD GUARD (TSUBA) of iron, signed 'Echigo no uni Kinai ju', with kozuka hitsu-ana, the kogai hitsu-ana plugged in shakudo, decorated ...

TWO JAPANESE SWORD GUARDS (TSUBA) both with kozuka hitsu-ana and kogai hitsu-ana, the first of polished bronze, signed, decorated with a figure in...

TWO JAPANESE SWORD GUARDS (TSUBA) of iron, each with kozuka hitsu-ana, the first with silver fukurin in imitation of bamboo, decorated with a tige...

A JAPANESE SWORD GUARD (TSUBA) of silver, signed 'Sekiryu Mitsuyuki', with kozuka hitsu-ana, decorated in low relief with a sage, exotic birds and...

TWO JAPANESE SWORD GUARDS (TSUBA) the first of iron, signed 'Kofu ju Tatsutoki', with kozuka hitsu-ana and kogai hitsu-ana, decorated with a pranc...

TWO JAPANESE SWORD GUARDS (TSUBA) of iron, the first with kozuka hitsu-ana and kogai hitsu-ana, decorated with gold flowers and butterflies; the s...

A GROUP OF FIVE JAPANESE SWORD GUARDS (TSUBA), EDO PERIOD the first signed, decorated with a seated figure within an interior and garlands of foli...

A JAPANESE SWORD GUARD (TSUBA) of iron with kozuka hitsu-ana and kogai hitsu-ana, with silver fukurin, and decorated on each face with silver scro...

TWO JAPANESE SWORD GUARDS (TSUBA) each of iron with kozuka hitsu-ana and kogai hitsu-ana, the first with shibu-ichi fukurin, and decorated with sh...

TWO JAPANESE SWORD GUARDS (TSUBA) the first bronze, of mokko gata form with kozuka hitsu-ana, decorated with gilt figures, one on a monster, and f...

TWO JAPANESE SWORD GUARDS (TSUBA) of iron, the first of mokko gata form with kozuka hitsu-ana and kogai hitsu-ana, decorated with a butterfly, a b...

TWO JAPANESE SWORD GUARDS (TSUBA) of bronze, the first with kozuka hitsu-ana, decorated on each face with a pattern of waves and shakudo leaves; t...

A JAPANESE SWORD GUARD (TSUBA) signed 'Choshu Hagi ju Tsunenobu', decorated on each face with a dragon surrounded by clouds sown with soft metal p...

A JAPANESE SWORD GUARD (TSUBA) of iron mokko gata form, with kozuka hitsu-ana and kogai hitsu-ana, decorated with a figure in traditional dress on...

A JAPANESE IRON FULL-FACE MASK (SOMEN) IN THE MANNER OF FUKUTAKE ICHIRO, SHOWA PERIOD of hammered russet iron, open at the front, embossed with s...

THE FRONT PLATE FROM A JAPANESE SADDLE (KURA) of carved wood, incised with a kao on the underside, the outer face decorated with swirling clouds a...

A PAIR OF JAPANESE STEEL STIRRUPS (ABUMI BATTO), EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY with lacquered treads (small cracks), strongly curved at the front and ...

A JAPANESE MAIL SHIRT (KUSARI-KATABIRA) FOR WEAR IN CONJUNCTION WITH A KIMONO AND A HORSE BIT of butted links, close-meshed over the upper torso a...

A JAPANESE ARMOUR CASE (GUSOKU BITSU), EDO PERIOD of green-painted canvas over wood, decorated with a gilt mon front and back, and fitted with a p...

A JAPANESE HELMET (KABUTO) AND FACE DEFENCE (MEMPO) with ribbed skull formed of sixty-four riveted plates and signed 'Myochin' on the inside, fitt...

A JAPANESE HELMET (KABUTO) with twelve-piece ribbed black lacquered skull, fitted with mabezashi lacquered red on the underside and decorated with...

A JAPANESE HELMET (KABUTO) with four-piece skull formed with a medial ridge and a lower transverse ridge, fitted with mabezashi embossed in imitat...