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Description: | Dirk (tanto) of heavy dagger with a blade in reasonable condition though the tip is missing: two small nicks near the point and slight rust, no other marks; copper habaki, iron ring guard with a fly in relief; sharkskin (actually ray skin) covered hilt bound with black thread around two menuki.
caption: General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1980.31i | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | wood dirks (daggers (weapons: edged)) metal copper shagreen iron War- and Peace-making | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-58833 | Go to resource |
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