The sword has a rare maker's mark on the blade; similar marks have been found ... A wear hole on the bottom of the scabbard may have been made by the owner being rather short and his scabbard ...

Along with the 38-inch iron and steel blade, and its worn leather scabbard, the museum will also display a 19th-century ...

The blade was created by Sadatsugu Takahashi ... Ishizaki, 70, who is making a scabbard of plain wood for the sword, also said he is praying for Suu Kyi’s safety. Starting in late August ...

polished and recrystallised to replicate the beautiful blade pattern of the “Juryoku-Maru: San”. The band is textured with the aogai blue shell lacquer used on the sword’s scabbard.