20th century takouba (complete)

[Iain]

Originally Posted by Sajen

Hello Ian,

very nice sword! What do you think how old it is?

Regards,

Detlef

Hi Detlef,

It's hard to say precisely, the blade and pommel seem quite well done. So I would guess perhaps something in the 1930s-40s range maybe? The leather and tassels of course can be later. Or of course the whole thing can be later as well.But the blade is pretty well done, with a good bevel and edge and the pommel shows a lot of patina. This makes me think it has just been nicely maintained and has a bit of age although certainly not a truly old item.

Regards,
Iain