Title: Blade for a Straight Single-Edged Sword (Chokutō)
Object type: Blade for a straight single-edged sword (Chokutō)
Date: ca. 7th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Iron
Dimensions: L. 32 in. (81.3 cm)
Classification: Sword Blades
Credit line: Gift of Bashford Dean, by exchange, 1906
Geography: Excavated in  Kōdzuke province  Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY