Lot 5825

Description

Japan, WWII artillery shell brass casing (long 165mm, diameter 53mm), base marked with crossed canons, F, 10 and 4 and Japanese text; Japanese tanto (dagger) with brass menuki under leather wrapping on the sharkskin covered tsuka, with brass tsuba but missing the kogatana (small utility knife) that fits into the saya (wooden scabbard); group of nine ribands sewn on to a backing with clip fittings for wear, one with emblem and a loose ribbon metal suspension bar . Blade of second last item with rusting and some damage, otherwise fine, the shell casing very fine, the ribands good. (3)

No mail out for this lot, collection only from the Sydney Office.