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We have 3 objects tagged sword.

Silver hand knife in the form of a Japanese sword. The handle has a mottled surface and a raised floral bouquet. The end tip is boxed with a wavy line top and clasps. The flat curved blade has a slightly sloping tip while engraved with stylized floral leaves and a small bug at the tip.

Knife (USA)
cast and chased.
Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
1996-81-5

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 5 images of this object.

Sterling knife. The blade is shaped like Japanese sword with fronds engraved on it. There is a clipped end where the point would be and below that the blade curves slightly downward. The handle has a mottled surface with two leaves on branches on top and bottom and a bird in the center.

Knife (USA)
cast and chased silver.
Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
1996-81-6

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 6 images of this object.

A sword and a scabbard laid out such that the sword is placed above the scabbard. The sword has a long, curved steel blade with the hilt/handle wrapped with black cord. Beneath the black cord are eight diamond shapes made from pine wood which are known as menuki. Between the hilt/handle and the blade is an oval shaped section known as the tsuba, which is made from silver, gold and shibuichi, which is a Japanese copper alloy. The scabbard is long, curved and striped with a raised end that has a rectangular wooden piece attached to it. A bright red long cord with tassels at the end is attached to the bottom of the scabbard.

Scabbard And Sword, 1596–1615
steel, cord, iron, silver, gold, shibuichi.
Gift of Anonymous Donor.
1941-59-7-a/c

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.