The blade measures 6 inches, the butt end of the handle to the tip of the blade measures just over 8 inches.
Please look at the photos closely for condition, and ask any questions you may have. I am going to let the pictures be the condition guide- but NOTE THE HANDLE HEEL IS MISSING-see pic.
A macro lens, or microscope will show some very very fine pitting that isn’t really visible in pictures. Also the blade has a very fine micro nick, but really not visible in the pics here. The tip is in-broken.
The blade is fixed tightly in the handle. The gold buttons holding the time in place are fixed.
That is, I cannot remove them to see the provenance on the tine . I don’t want to attempt this and break it so I’ll leave that up to the new owner if they wish to do so.
I know for sure that it is at least from the Meiji period, however it may be as early as the Edo period.
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