A Japanese dagger, Tanto the 15cm hira-zukuri blade retaining most of its original polish, active midare hamon in nie, single groove to one side and double to the other, o-suriage tang having two mekugi-ana one filled with copper, copper habaki, tsuka bound with original blue silk thread ito over silk brocade, iron Higo School fuchi-kashira decorated with gold smooth dragons and clouds, silver menuki in the form of a hare under a full moon, small shakudo hamidashi tsuba with roped mimi, in its dark red ishime saya with polished horn mounts and fitted with a iron Higo umabari, the saya retaining an old silk sageo, good condition overall £400-450