A Fine & Exquisitely Crafted Japanese Kozuka C.1675 Auction with enamel damage

with enamel damage

edged by the twisted silver cord

635 Squadron

Hungarian WWI Commemorative medal

( for Rudolf Karneth & Söhne

A Fine & Exquisitely Crafted Japanese Kozuka C.1675 Auction with enamel damageSteel blade, magnetic, with a semi sharp edge and a very sharp tip, Japanese markings on the blade's obverse, the blade measuring 108 mm in length. Handle in blackened bronze, the obverse illustrating two fish, the front one silvered, the other fish in bronze with a gold coloured gilt, both fish on a pebbled background, the knife measuring 201 mm in length. Contact marks on the blade, silvering and gold gilt wear evident on the fish, blackening wear