gold or silver plated

differing to the Jidai Shiage Keyaki version for swords by its finish

it also make beautiful decorative weapons

This model is offered in classic deluxe shape (presenting a line between tsuka and blade)

it keeps the sword safely in the Saya and locks the Tsuba

Agehacho Kamon Engraving Size:2.5 cm gold or silver platedAgehacho Kamon Engraving Figure Swallowtail Butterfly in Japanese. Butterfly emblems were particularly fancied by the powerful Taira Clan. It is even said that Taira no Kiyomori himself created the original design of the Agehacho mon. Although warriors of the Taira adorned their garments and equipments with butterflies marks (mon'yo), they rallied under the plain red banner during the Genpei War and did not use the butterfly as kamon yet at that time.