Yoroi doshi. Antique Japanese spear. Samurai. sword ( Would display well with

( Would display well with Lt Taiji Yagi’s battle flag

this sword is the latter

Japanese Style' was originally written and compiled in 1985 and reprinted in 2004 and the images inside are simply beautiful

A very nicely carved Buddha

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Yoroi doshi. Antique Japanese spear. Samurai. sword ( Would display well withA lovely simply mounted yari in a red koshirae. The yoroi dshi is generally an extra thick tanto , but in a number of cases a yari ( spear head ) was used , as in this item . They appeared in the Sengoku period of the 14th and 15th centuries. The yoroi dshi was made for piercing armour and for stabbing while grappling in close quarters. a true antique Samurai item .