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This Decorated Samurai Sword Found in Rubble Beneath Berlin May Have Been a Diplomatic Gift
But as an examination in the restoration workshop of the Museum of Prehistory and Early History revealed, the sword is ...
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'Ornately Decorated' 17th Century Japanese Sword Found in WWII Ruins
These efforts surprisingly revealed the object to be a type of Japanese short sword—known as a wakizashi—which had been preserved in fragments. The sword features a hilt motif of Daikoku ...