Object: Japanese police sword identified in the earlier Yamazakura catalogue as an Imperial Palace Police example.

The previous catalogue records an attribution by the late specialist and author Richard Fuller. That attribution is preserved here as an important part of the object's research history.

The earlier listing further described the sword as the only known surviving example. That uniqueness claim has not been independently verified for this revised catalogue and is therefore not repeated as established fact.

The Imperial Palace policing establishment was institutionally distinct from ordinary Japanese police organisations, making correctly identified equipment from this sphere of particular specialist interest.

Condition: Please study the photographs carefully; they form an integral part of the description.