Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Japanese dagger Aikuchi, the 25cm shin-shinto blade of naginata-naoshi form having one mekugi-ana, unsigned, traces of midare hamon, shakudo habaki, tsuka wrapped with black silk thread, black lacquered horn mounts, dark red lacquer saya decorated with scattered pine needles in black lacquer, complete with shakudo nanako kozuka decorated with a shi-shi, blade rubbed otherwise good condition overall £400-460