John Lee ten kei wakizashi, scherp Zwaardtassen This pair of voiders is

This pair of voiders is made of 1

This knife was mainly worn in the sleeve during the 17th and 18th century

breast plate and back plate

Het schouderstuk is in totaal 36 x 27 cm groot en heeft een halsopening van 15 x 24 cm

John Lee ten kei wakizashi, scherp Zwaardtassen This pair of voiders isThe expression `ten kei` can be translated as `a gift from heaven` and symbolizes the beauty of nature. The hand made fine floral motives finished with gold and silver are inspired on ten kei. This wakizashi has a length of 77 cm with a blade of 52 cm and a grip (tsuka) of 24,5 cm. It weighs 850 g. The blade is hand forged in the elaborate Kobuse style. It has a softer core of low carbon steel surrounded by harder 1095 carbon steel. The blade has