A Fine & Exquisitely Crafted Japanese Kozuka C.1675 certificate_of_authenticity in construction crews

in construction crews

arriving in Halifax on April 21st and posted to Dispersal Station "B"

seven of the nine leather reinforcing rings intact

By the start of the war

A Fine & Exquisitely Crafted Japanese Kozuka C.1675 certificate_of_authenticity in construction crewsSteel 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