Japanese Museum Kastane.
Salaams All, Note to library. It would seem that the blade (and perhaps the hilt) on the Japanese museum Kastane may be of somewhat questionable provenance.
Is the blade in fact European possibly Spanish?
On the other hand could it be Chinese?
To view the possibilities of the latter I have placed below a couple of Forum references and finally to add spice to the discussion a potential Spanish weapon as yet not discussed on this thread from which the blade may have derived:
The Terciado.
Illustrated below ~
The Terciado...shown singly vertically.
Storta shown singly with
S guard.
Makara monster.
Japanese Museum blade.
Chinese Halibard with pattern to blade.
Group of 5 Storta.
Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.
Notes: In addition please see Forum references for possible influence on the Japanese Kastane blade
presented in 1620 in the Philipines:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...chinese+blades Chinese halibard. With possible Makara to the blade similar to the Museum item?
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...chinese+blades blade of similar form?
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...chinese+blades perhaps reworked from a blade style shown?
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...chinese+blades as above reworked blade?
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...chinese+blades Terciado Sword. Spanish.