Sword and Sheath
date: label: Accession Date
content: 5 Dec 2006
label: Collection Date
content: 1973
name: label: Collector
content: Lt. Col. J. A. Mendelson
label: Donor Name
content: U.S. Department Of Defense
notes: label: Notes
content: SHEATHED SWORD, RECORDED BY AMM AS JAPANESE. "POSSIBLY RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR SWORD OR PROVINCIAL GUARD WEAPON OF ABOUT THAT TIME" - G. PHEBUS. (1/2) SWORD (L. 82CM., W. 11CM) GROOVED, SLIGHTLY CURVED, HIGHLY POLISHED SINGLE-EDGED BLADE. GILT HABAKI COLLAR (DAMAGED ), METAL PLATE GUARD W/ATTACHED FINGERGUARD STRETCHING BACK TO POMMEL. GRIP OF WIRE-WRAPPED SHARKSKIN (?) W/COPPER SIDE PLATE W/LION DESIGN. (2/2) SHEATH (L. 76CM, W. 4CM) PLAIN SILVER PLATED IRON CASE, NO FITTINGS.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 1 Dec 2014
label: Specimen Count
content: 2
place: label: Place
content: Japan, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Japanese
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 364983
label: USNM Number
content: E424640-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sword/Sheath
physicalDescription: label: Length - 1 Of 2, Sword
content: 82 cm
label: Width - 1 Of 2, Sword
content: 11 cm
label: Length - 2 Of 2, Sheath
content: 76 cm
label: Width - 2 Of 2, Sheath
content: 4 cm