Japanese Edo Period Samurai Kozuka and Signed Kogatana - Tachi Koshirae

This is a finely crafted Japanese Edo Period Kozuka and Signed Kogatana for Samurai Wakizashi.  The Kozuka is decorated with high relief copper engravings depicting a Tachi Koshirae or Japanese Samurai Sword.

A Kozuka is a small utility knife that used to be carried by Samurai in the packet of the saya or scabbard of a sword mounting.  Actually the handle of this utility knife is called Kozuka, and the blade is called Kogatana.

This Kogatana is signed at the base of the blade with five Japanese characters or Kanji.  

DIMENSIONS

Kozuka and Blade:  8.0 inches (20.3\cm) long

Kozuka:  Four inches (10cm) long and 0.57 inches (1.4cm) wide

Blade:  Four inches long

Weight:  1.2 ounces

Both Kozuka and Kogatana are in excellent condition for their age. 

 

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