the first: Sugata (configuration): shinogi-zukuri (longitudinal ridgeline) with shallow torii-zori (even curve), medium kissaki (tip of blade); kitae (forging pattern) details obscured by rubbing; hamon (tempering pattern) details obscured by rubbing, copper habaki (collar); nakago (tang) two mekugi-ana (peg holes), suriage (shortened), signed omote (outer face of nakago) Sagami (no) Kami Fujiwara…, ura (inner face of nakago) Echizen Ju…

Koshirae (mounting): saya (scabbard) missing; tsuka (handle) wooden wrapped in brown leather over mottled red and black lacquer; with an associated plain iron tsuba (hand guard) with hammered surface and one hitsu-ana (opening for scabbard side blade)

the second: Sugata (configuration): shinogi-zukuri (longitudinal ridgeline) with shallow torii-zori (even curve), medium kissaki (tip of blade); kitae (forging pattern) details obscured by rubbing; hamon (tempering pattern) details obscured by rubbing, silvered copper habaki (collar); tsuka (handle); wooden wrapped in samegawa (ray skin) and brown silk braiding

Koshirae (mounting): saya (scabbard) missing

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